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Ohio State University-Main Campus vs California State University-Sacramento

Columbus, OH · Sacramento, CA · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair OH:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE OH × CA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • 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 ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • California State University-Sacramento: enrollment grew +7.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +246 students/yr fitted, r² 0.57.
  • Ohio State University-Main Campus: enrollment ranged 43,139–45,986 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Ohio State University-Main Campus: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.03).
  • 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

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

Largest gaps: Ohio State University-Main Campus vs California State University-Sacramento

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI California State University-Sacramento leads on out-of-state tuition ($20,618 vs $40,022 at Ohio State University-Main Campus)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE California State University-Sacramento leads on avg net price ($9,338 vs $17,339 at Ohio State University-Main Campus)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION California State University-Sacramento leads on in-state tuition ($8,018 vs $13,244 at Ohio State University-Main Campus)

Ohio State University-Main Campus profile · California State University-Sacramento profile · Compare other colleges

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Ohio State University-Main Campus and California State University-Sacramento?▼
California State University-Sacramento leads on out-of-state tuition at $20,618 versus $40,022 at Ohio State University-Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Ohio State University-Main Campus and California State University-Sacramento?▼
California State University-Sacramento leads on avg net price at $9,338 versus $17,339 at Ohio State University-Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Ohio State University-Main Campus and California State University-Sacramento?▼
California State University-Sacramento leads on in-state tuition at $8,018 versus $13,244 at Ohio 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); out-of-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025