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State University of New York at Plattsburgh vs California State University-Long Beach

Plattsburgh, NY · Long Beach, CA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair NY:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NY × CA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-ACCEPT Largest gap · Acceptance Rate

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.

  • State University of New York at Plattsburgh: average net price rose +11.0% from $14,906 (2013) to $16,547 (2023), r² 0.56.
  • California State University-Long Beach: net price ranged $8,338–$10,054 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -7.9% is not a trend (r² 0.24).
  • State University of New York at Plattsburgh: acceptance rate eased +64.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.95).
  • California State University-Long Beach: acceptance rate eased +52.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.61).

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: State University of New York at Plattsburgh vs California State University-Long Beach

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE California State University-Long Beach leads on acceptance rate (46.3% vs 78.4% at State University of New York at Plattsburgh)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE California State University-Long Beach leads on avg net price ($10,440 vs $17,156 at State University of New York at Plattsburgh)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA California State University-Long Beach leads on median debt at graduation ($14,289 vs $21,196 at State University of New York at Plattsburgh)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between State University of New York at Plattsburgh and California State University-Long Beach?▼
California State University-Long Beach leads on acceptance rate at 46.3% versus 78.4% at State University of New York at Plattsburgh. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between State University of New York at Plattsburgh and California State University-Long Beach?▼
California State University-Long Beach leads on avg net price at $10,440 versus $17,156 at State University of New York at Plattsburgh. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between State University of New York at Plattsburgh and California State University-Long Beach?▼
California State University-Long Beach leads on median debt at graduation at $14,289 versus $21,196 at State University of New York at Plattsburgh. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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