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Northwestern Oklahoma State University vs California State University-Fresno

Alva, OK · Fresno, CA · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair OK:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE OK × CA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · Out-of-State Tuition

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.

  • Northwestern Oklahoma State University: average net price rose +94.6% from $5,842 (2013) to $11,366 (2023), r² 0.86.
  • California State University-Fresno: net price ranged $5,464–$7,093 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -8.6% is not a trend (r² 0.02).
  • Northwestern Oklahoma State University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.03).
  • California State University-Fresno: acceptance rate eased +65.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.71).

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

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Northwestern Oklahoma State University vs California State University-Fresno

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Northwestern Oklahoma State University leads on out-of-state tuition ($11,664 vs $19,950 at California State University-Fresno)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI California State University-Fresno leads on 150%-time completion (55.9% vs 32.7% at Northwestern Oklahoma State University)
  3. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Northwestern Oklahoma State University leads on acceptance rate (65.5% vs 95.3% at California State University-Fresno)

Northwestern Oklahoma State University profile · California State University-Fresno profile · Compare other colleges

Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Northwestern Oklahoma State University and California State University-Fresno?▼
Northwestern Oklahoma State University leads on out-of-state tuition at $11,664 versus $19,950 at California State University-Fresno. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Northwestern Oklahoma State University and California State University-Fresno?▼
California State University-Fresno leads on 150%-time completion at 55.9% versus 32.7% at Northwestern Oklahoma State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Northwestern Oklahoma State University and California State University-Fresno?▼
Northwestern Oklahoma State University leads on acceptance rate at 65.5% versus 95.3% at California State University-Fresno. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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