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Pair AL:CA
PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-NET
- PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
- CROSS-STATE AL × 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.
- University of Alabama at Birmingham: average net price rose +19.7% from $14,805 (2013) to $17,727 (2023), r² 0.56.
- 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).
- University of Alabama at Birmingham: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.10).
- 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
Location
Undergraduate Enrollment
Avg Net Price
Median Debt at Graduation
Loan Repayment Rate (Completers)
Median Earnings (10 yr)
In-State Tuition
150%-Time Completion
Median Earnings (6 yr)
Out-of-State Tuition
Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.
| Metric | University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL | California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA |
| Location | Birmingham, AL | Sacramento, CA |
| Undergraduate Enrollment | 11,635 | 28,350 |
| Avg Net Price | $18,749 | $9,338 |
| Median Debt at Graduation | $22,300 | $15,000 |
| Loan Repayment Rate (Completers) | 61.8% | 74.9% |
| Median Earnings (10 yr) | $54,501 | $64,876 |
| In-State Tuition | $9,098 | $8,018 |
| 150%-Time Completion | 63.4% | 56.1% |
| Median Earnings (6 yr) | $46,572 | $51,074 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $22,562 | $20,618 |
Rows ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side. College Scorecard.
Largest gaps: University of Alabama at Birmingham vs California State University-Sacramento
- AVG-NET-PRICE California State University-Sacramento leads on avg net price ($9,338 vs $18,749 at University of Alabama at Birmingham)
- MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA California State University-Sacramento leads on median debt at graduation ($15,000 vs $22,300 at University of Alabama at Birmingham)
- LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT California State University-Sacramento leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (74.9% vs 61.8% at University of Alabama at Birmingham)
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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions
On avg net price, who leads between University of Alabama at Birmingham and California State University-Sacramento?▼
California State University-Sacramento leads on avg net price at $9,338 versus $18,749 at University of Alabama at Birmingham. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between University of Alabama at Birmingham and California State University-Sacramento?▼
California State University-Sacramento leads on median debt at graduation at $15,000 versus $22,300 at University of Alabama at Birmingham. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between University of Alabama at Birmingham and California State University-Sacramento?▼
California State University-Sacramento leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 74.9% versus 61.8% at University of Alabama at Birmingham. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.