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Pair MI:CA
PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-PAR · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-TUITION
- PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
- CROSS-STATE MI × CA
- ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
- NET-PAR Net near-par
- EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
- DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
- COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
- GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-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.
- Oakland University: average net price rose +14.5% from $11,865 (2013) to $13,584 (2023), r² 0.48.
- California State University-Sacramento: net price ranged $6,654–$11,178 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -1.0% is not a trend (r² 0.02).
- Oakland University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.21).
- California State University-Sacramento: acceptance rate eased +34.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.70).
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
Location
Undergraduate Enrollment
In-State Tuition
Median Debt at Graduation
Loan Repayment Rate (Completers)
Out-of-State Tuition
Median Earnings (10 yr)
Acceptance Rate
Retention Rate
Median Earnings (6 yr)
Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.
| Metric | Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI | California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA |
| Location | Rochester Hills, MI | Sacramento, CA |
| Undergraduate Enrollment | 12,351 | 28,350 |
| In-State Tuition | $15,262 | $8,018 |
| Median Debt at Graduation | $22,750 | $15,000 |
| Loan Repayment Rate (Completers) | 65.4% | 74.9% |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $23,188 | $20,618 |
| Median Earnings (10 yr) | $58,612 | $64,876 |
| Acceptance Rate | 87.8% | 94.0% |
| Retention Rate | 77.9% | 81.9% |
| Median Earnings (6 yr) | $49,017 | $51,074 |
Rows ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side. College Scorecard.
Largest gaps: Oakland University vs California State University-Sacramento
- IN-STATE-TUITION California State University-Sacramento leads on in-state tuition ($8,018 vs $15,262 at Oakland University)
- MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA California State University-Sacramento leads on median debt at graduation ($15,000 vs $22,750 at Oakland University)
- LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT California State University-Sacramento leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (74.9% vs 65.4% at Oakland University)
Oakland University profile · California State University-Sacramento profile · Compare other colleges
In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions
On in-state tuition, who leads between Oakland University and California State University-Sacramento?▼
California State University-Sacramento leads on in-state tuition at $8,018 versus $15,262 at Oakland University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Oakland University and California State University-Sacramento?▼
California State University-Sacramento leads on median debt at graduation at $15,000 versus $22,750 at Oakland University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Oakland University and California State University-Sacramento?▼
California State University-Sacramento leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 74.9% versus 65.4% at Oakland University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.