Purdue University Fort Wayne vs Sonoma State University

Fort Wayne, IN · Rohnert Park, CA · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair IN:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE IN × CA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

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

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • Sonoma State University: net price ranged $6,230–$17,563 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -20.5% is not a trend (r² 0.21).
  • Purdue University Fort Wayne: average net price fell -19.7% from $14,337 (2013) to $11,513 (2023), r² 0.66.
  • Purdue University Fort Wayne: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.21).
  • Sonoma State University: acceptance rate eased +15.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.77).

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: Purdue University Fort Wayne vs Sonoma State University

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Sonoma State University leads on 150%-time completion (59.1% vs 34.4% at Purdue University Fort Wayne)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Sonoma State University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($65,986 vs $45,872 at Purdue University Fort Wayne)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Sonoma State University leads on median debt at graduation ($16,705 vs $21,500 at Purdue University Fort Wayne)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Purdue University Fort Wayne and Sonoma State University?
Sonoma State University leads on 150%-time completion at 59.1% versus 34.4% at Purdue University Fort Wayne. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Purdue University Fort Wayne and Sonoma State University?
Sonoma State University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $65,986 versus $45,872 at Purdue University Fort Wayne. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Purdue University Fort Wayne and Sonoma State University?
Sonoma State University leads on median debt at graduation at $16,705 versus $21,500 at Purdue University Fort Wayne. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025