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The University of Montana-Western vs California State University-Sacramento

Dillon, MT · Sacramento, CA · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair MT:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MT × CA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-NET Largest gap · Avg Net Price

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.

  • The University of Montana-Western: average net price rose +82.5% from $9,132 (2013) to $16,669 (2023), r² 0.84.
  • California State University-Sacramento: net price ranged $6,654–$11,178 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -1.0% is not a trend (r² 0.02).
  • The University of Montana-Western: enrollment shrank -12.5% over 2013–2023; fitted -20 students/yr fitted, r² 0.63.
  • California State University-Sacramento: enrollment grew +7.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +246 students/yr fitted, r² 0.57.

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: The University of Montana-Western vs California State University-Sacramento

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE California State University-Sacramento leads on avg net price ($9,338 vs $16,558 at The University of Montana-Western)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 California State University-Sacramento leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($64,876 vs $43,229 at The University of Montana-Western)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA California State University-Sacramento leads on median debt at graduation ($15,000 vs $21,000 at The University of Montana-Western)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between The University of Montana-Western and California State University-Sacramento?▼
California State University-Sacramento leads on avg net price at $9,338 versus $16,558 at The University of Montana-Western. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between The University of Montana-Western and California State University-Sacramento?▼
California State University-Sacramento leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $64,876 versus $43,229 at The University of Montana-Western. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between The University of Montana-Western and California State University-Sacramento?▼
California State University-Sacramento leads on median debt at graduation at $15,000 versus $21,000 at The University of Montana-Western. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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