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The University of Texas at Arlington vs Sonoma State University

Arlington, TX · Rohnert Park, CA · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair TX:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE TX × CA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · Out-of-State Tuition

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Sonoma State University: enrollment shrank -35.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -311 students/yr fitted, r² 0.73.
  • The University of Texas at Arlington: enrollment ranged 25,415–34,726 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • The University of Texas at Arlington: acceptance rate eased +35.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.76).
  • 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: The University of Texas at Arlington vs Sonoma State University

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Sonoma State University leads on out-of-state tuition ($21,224 vs $29,582 at The University of Texas at Arlington)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Sonoma State University leads on in-state tuition ($8,624 vs $11,950 at The University of Texas at Arlington)
  3. ACCEPTANCE-RATE The University of Texas at Arlington leads on acceptance rate (79.9% vs 93.4% at Sonoma State University)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between The University of Texas at Arlington and Sonoma State University?▼
Sonoma State University leads on out-of-state tuition at $21,224 versus $29,582 at The University of Texas at Arlington. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between The University of Texas at Arlington and Sonoma State University?▼
Sonoma State University leads on in-state tuition at $8,624 versus $11,950 at The University of Texas at Arlington. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between The University of Texas at Arlington and Sonoma State University?▼
The University of Texas at Arlington leads on acceptance rate at 79.9% versus 93.4% at Sonoma State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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