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University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff vs California State University-Sacramento

Pine Bluff, AR · Sacramento, CA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair AR:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE AR × CA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-ACCEPT Largest gap · Acceptance Rate

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 Arkansas at Pine Bluff: average net price rose +51.8% from $7,695 (2013) to $11,679 (2023), r² 0.63.
  • 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 Arkansas at Pine Bluff: acceptance rate eased +107.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.77).
  • 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: University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff vs California State University-Sacramento

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff leads on acceptance rate (41.2% vs 94.0% at California State University-Sacramento)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 California State University-Sacramento leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($64,876 vs $35,550 at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 California State University-Sacramento leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($51,074 vs $31,161 at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff)

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff profile · California State University-Sacramento profile · Compare other colleges

Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and California State University-Sacramento?▼
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff leads on acceptance rate at 41.2% versus 94.0% at California State University-Sacramento. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and California State University-Sacramento?▼
California State University-Sacramento leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $64,876 versus $35,550 at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and California State University-Sacramento?▼
California State University-Sacramento leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $51,074 versus $31,161 at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); acceptance rate focus for this pair · 2025