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University of Alabama in Huntsville vs California State University-Fresno

Huntsville, AL · Fresno, CA · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair AL:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE AL × CA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • 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 ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

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ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, one school's acceptance-rate series clears the r² ≥ 0.40 floor while the other does not. Read the directional claim as one-sided, then check the companion metric below.

  • California State University-Fresno: acceptance rate eased +65.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.71).
  • University of Alabama in Huntsville: acceptance rate tightened -7.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.41).
  • University of Alabama in Huntsville: enrollment grew +20.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +183 students/yr fitted, r² 0.50.
  • California State University-Fresno: enrollment ranged 19,911–22,334 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

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 in Huntsville vs California State University-Fresno

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE California State University-Fresno leads on avg net price ($7,000 vs $18,796 at University of Alabama in Huntsville)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION California State University-Fresno leads on in-state tuition ($7,350 vs $12,132 at University of Alabama in Huntsville)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA California State University-Fresno leads on median debt at graduation ($14,505 vs $20,705 at University of Alabama in Huntsville)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between University of Alabama in Huntsville and California State University-Fresno?▼
California State University-Fresno leads on avg net price at $7,000 versus $18,796 at University of Alabama in Huntsville. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Alabama in Huntsville and California State University-Fresno?▼
California State University-Fresno leads on in-state tuition at $7,350 versus $12,132 at University of Alabama in Huntsville. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between University of Alabama in Huntsville and California State University-Fresno?▼
California State University-Fresno leads on median debt at graduation at $14,505 versus $20,705 at University of Alabama in Huntsville. 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