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The University of Texas Permian Basin vs California State University-Bakersfield

Odessa, TX · Bakersfield, CA · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair TX:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE TX × CA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • 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 ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Headcount surged on one side only

ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023

The University of Texas Permian Basin posted a brisk directional enrollment rise over 2013–2023 while its peer's size series stays a range. Pair any cost snapshot with that asymmetry before treating the campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • The University of Texas Permian Basin: enrollment grew +39.9% over 2013–2023; fitted +74 students/yr fitted, r² 0.56.
  • California State University-Bakersfield: enrollment ranged 7,226–9,955 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • The University of Texas Permian Basin: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.00).
  • California State University-Bakersfield: acceptance rate eased +33.1% 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 Texas Permian Basin vs California State University-Bakersfield

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE California State University-Bakersfield leads on avg net price ($5,652 vs $12,723 at The University of Texas Permian Basin)
  2. RETENTION-RATE California State University-Bakersfield leads on retention rate (78.8% vs 60.9% at The University of Texas Permian Basin)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI California State University-Bakersfield leads on 150%-time completion (49.6% vs 41.5% at The University of Texas Permian Basin)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between The University of Texas Permian Basin and California State University-Bakersfield?▼
California State University-Bakersfield leads on avg net price at $5,652 versus $12,723 at The University of Texas Permian Basin. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On retention rate, who leads between The University of Texas Permian Basin and California State University-Bakersfield?▼
California State University-Bakersfield leads on retention rate at 78.8% versus 60.9% at The University of Texas Permian Basin. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between The University of Texas Permian Basin and California State University-Bakersfield?▼
California State University-Bakersfield leads on 150%-time completion at 49.6% versus 41.5% at The University of Texas Permian Basin. 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