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The University of Texas at San Antonio vs California State University-Sacramento

San Antonio, TX · Sacramento, CA · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair TX:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE TX × CA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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 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 Texas at San Antonio and California State University-Sacramento 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 Texas at San Antonio: enrollment grew +24.5% over 2013–2023; fitted +711 students/yr fitted, r² 0.92.
  • California State University-Sacramento: enrollment grew +7.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +246 students/yr fitted, r² 0.57.
  • The University of Texas at San Antonio: acceptance rate eased +20.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.79).
  • California State University-Sacramento: acceptance rate eased +34.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.70).

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 San Antonio vs California State University-Sacramento

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA California State University-Sacramento leads on median debt at graduation ($15,000 vs $20,500 at The University of Texas at San Antonio)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE California State University-Sacramento leads on avg net price ($9,338 vs $10,836 at The University of Texas at San Antonio)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 California State University-Sacramento leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($64,876 vs $57,131 at The University of Texas at San Antonio)

The University of Texas at San Antonio profile · California State University-Sacramento profile · Compare other colleges

Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between The University of Texas at San Antonio and California State University-Sacramento?▼
California State University-Sacramento leads on median debt at graduation at $15,000 versus $20,500 at The University of Texas at San Antonio. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between The University of Texas at San Antonio and California State University-Sacramento?▼
California State University-Sacramento leads on avg net price at $9,338 versus $10,836 at The University of Texas at San Antonio. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between The University of Texas at San Antonio and California State University-Sacramento?▼
California State University-Sacramento leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $64,876 versus $57,131 at The University of Texas at San Antonio. 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