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The University of Tennessee-Knoxville vs California State University-Long Beach

Knoxville, TN · Long Beach, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair TN:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE TN × CA
  • ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • 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 ENROLL-RACE · wide · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Both grew, one campus expanded much faster

ENROLL-RACE · wide · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both The University of Tennessee-Knoxville and California State University-Long Beach across 2013–2023, but one fitted annual pace pulls far ahead of the other. Treat them as size peers on different slopes, not interchangeable large campuses.

  • The University of Tennessee-Knoxville: enrollment grew +37.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +694 students/yr fitted, r² 0.87.
  • California State University-Long Beach: enrollment grew +12.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +312 students/yr fitted, r² 0.71.
  • The University of Tennessee-Knoxville: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.26).
  • 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: The University of Tennessee-Knoxville vs California State University-Long Beach

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION California State University-Long Beach leads on in-state tuition ($7,350 vs $13,812 at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE California State University-Long Beach leads on avg net price ($10,440 vs $18,976 at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI California State University-Long Beach leads on out-of-state tuition ($19,950 vs $33,256 at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between The University of Tennessee-Knoxville and California State University-Long Beach?▼
California State University-Long Beach leads on in-state tuition at $7,350 versus $13,812 at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between The University of Tennessee-Knoxville and California State University-Long Beach?▼
California State University-Long Beach leads on avg net price at $10,440 versus $18,976 at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between The University of Tennessee-Knoxville and California State University-Long Beach?▼
California State University-Long Beach leads on out-of-state tuition at $19,950 versus $33,256 at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville. 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