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University of Alabama at Birmingham vs Cleveland State University

Birmingham, AL · Cleveland, OH · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair AL:OH

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE AL × OH
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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 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.
  • Cleveland State University: net price ranged $15,124–$17,278 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -4.1% is not a trend (r² 0.22).
  • University of Alabama at Birmingham: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.10).
  • Cleveland State University: acceptance rate eased +51.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.43).

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: University of Alabama at Birmingham vs Cleveland State University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Alabama at Birmingham leads on in-state tuition ($9,098 vs $12,988 at Cleveland State University)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI University of Alabama at Birmingham leads on 150%-time completion (63.4% vs 49.7% at Cleveland State University)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Cleveland State University leads on avg net price ($14,764 vs $18,749 at University of Alabama at Birmingham)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Alabama at Birmingham and Cleveland State University?▼
University of Alabama at Birmingham leads on in-state tuition at $9,098 versus $12,988 at Cleveland State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between University of Alabama at Birmingham and Cleveland State University?▼
University of Alabama at Birmingham leads on 150%-time completion at 63.4% versus 49.7% at Cleveland State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between University of Alabama at Birmingham and Cleveland State University?▼
Cleveland State University leads on avg net price at $14,764 versus $18,749 at University of Alabama at Birmingham. 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