North Carolina A & T State University vs California State University-Sacramento

Greensboro, NC · Sacramento, CA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair NC:CA

PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-ACCEPT

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NC × CA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-ACCEPT Largest gap · Acceptance Rate

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Selectivity moved on only one side of this board

ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, one school's acceptance-rate series clears the r² ≥ 0.40 floor while the other does not. Read the directional claim as one-sided, then check the companion metric below.

  • California State University-Sacramento: acceptance rate eased +34.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.70).
  • North Carolina A & T State University: acceptance rate tightened -33.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.44).
  • North Carolina A & T State University: enrollment grew +39.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +344 students/yr fitted, r² 0.99.
  • California State University-Sacramento: enrollment grew +7.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +246 students/yr fitted, r² 0.57.

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Largest gaps: North Carolina A & T State University vs California State University-Sacramento

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE North Carolina A & T State University leads on acceptance rate (49.9% vs 94.0% at California State University-Sacramento)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA California State University-Sacramento leads on median debt at graduation ($15,000 vs $27,000 at North Carolina A & T State University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 California State University-Sacramento leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($64,876 vs $44,440 at North Carolina A & T State University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between North Carolina A & T State University and California State University-Sacramento?
North Carolina A & T State University leads on acceptance rate at 49.9% versus 94.0% at California State University-Sacramento. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between North Carolina A & T State University and California State University-Sacramento?
California State University-Sacramento leads on median debt at graduation at $15,000 versus $27,000 at North Carolina A & T State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between North Carolina A & T State University and California State University-Sacramento?
California State University-Sacramento leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $64,876 versus $44,440 at North Carolina A & T State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); acceptance rate focus for this pair · 2025