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Pittsburg State University vs Fresno Pacific University

Pittsburg, KS · Fresno, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair KS:CA

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-TUITION

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE KS × CA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • 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.

  • Pittsburg State University: average net price rose +56.9% from $12,040 (2013) to $18,889 (2023), r² 0.78.
  • Fresno Pacific University: net price ranged $11,531–$20,706 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -7.1% is not a trend (r² 0.12).
  • Pittsburg State University: acceptance rate eased +11.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.48).
  • Fresno Pacific University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.02).

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: Pittsburg State University vs Fresno Pacific University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Pittsburg State University leads on in-state tuition ($8,400 vs $36,660 at Fresno Pacific University)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Pittsburg State University leads on out-of-state tuition ($19,744 vs $36,660 at Fresno Pacific University)
  3. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Fresno Pacific University leads on acceptance rate (64.1% vs 89.4% at Pittsburg State University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Pittsburg State University and Fresno Pacific University?▼
Pittsburg State University leads on in-state tuition at $8,400 versus $36,660 at Fresno Pacific University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Pittsburg State University and Fresno Pacific University?▼
Pittsburg State University leads on out-of-state tuition at $19,744 versus $36,660 at Fresno Pacific University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Pittsburg State University and Fresno Pacific University?▼
Fresno Pacific University leads on acceptance rate at 64.1% versus 89.4% at Pittsburg 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); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025