North Dakota State University-Main Campus vs California State University-Bakersfield

Fargo, ND · Bakersfield, CA · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair ND:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE ND × CA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-NET Largest gap · Avg Net Price

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

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • California State University-Bakersfield: net price ranged $5,318–$8,634 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -32.5% is not a trend (r² 0.05).
  • North Dakota State University-Main Campus: average net price rose +13.4% from $14,404 (2013) to $16,334 (2023), r² 0.76.
  • North Dakota State University-Main Campus: acceptance rate eased +13.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.66).
  • California State University-Bakersfield: acceptance rate eased +33.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.61).

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 Dakota State University-Main Campus vs California State University-Bakersfield

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE California State University-Bakersfield leads on avg net price ($5,652 vs $15,543 at North Dakota State University-Main Campus)
  2. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT North Dakota State University-Main Campus leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (91.8% vs 62.6% at California State University-Bakersfield)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA California State University-Bakersfield leads on median debt at graduation ($16,600 vs $23,199 at North Dakota State University-Main Campus)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between North Dakota State University-Main Campus and California State University-Bakersfield?
California State University-Bakersfield leads on avg net price at $5,652 versus $15,543 at North Dakota State University-Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between North Dakota State University-Main Campus and California State University-Bakersfield?
North Dakota State University-Main Campus leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 91.8% versus 62.6% at California State University-Bakersfield. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between North Dakota State University-Main Campus and California State University-Bakersfield?
California State University-Bakersfield leads on median debt at graduation at $16,600 versus $23,199 at North Dakota State University-Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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