SUNY at Fredonia vs California State University-Long Beach

Fredonia, NY · Long Beach, CA · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair NY:CA

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

  • 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-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

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.

  • SUNY at Fredonia: average net price fell -8.8% from $17,156 (2013) to $15,644 (2023), r² 0.49.
  • 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).
  • SUNY at Fredonia: acceptance rate eased +53.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.84).
  • 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: SUNY at Fredonia vs California State University-Long Beach

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA California State University-Long Beach leads on median debt at graduation ($14,289 vs $24,250 at SUNY at Fredonia)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE California State University-Long Beach leads on acceptance rate (46.3% vs 77.7% at SUNY at Fredonia)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE California State University-Long Beach leads on avg net price ($10,440 vs $15,897 at SUNY at Fredonia)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between SUNY at Fredonia and California State University-Long Beach?
California State University-Long Beach leads on median debt at graduation at $14,289 versus $24,250 at SUNY at Fredonia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between SUNY at Fredonia and California State University-Long Beach?
California State University-Long Beach leads on acceptance rate at 46.3% versus 77.7% at SUNY at Fredonia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between SUNY at Fredonia and California State University-Long Beach?
California State University-Long Beach leads on avg net price at $10,440 versus $15,897 at SUNY at Fredonia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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