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University of Arkansas-Fort Smith vs California State University-Sacramento

Fort Smith, AR · Sacramento, CA · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair AR:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE AR × CA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · Out-of-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 Arkansas-Fort Smith: average net price rose +46.5% from $6,891 (2013) to $10,097 (2023), r² 0.62.
  • 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-Fort Smith: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² n/a).
  • 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-Fort Smith vs California State University-Sacramento

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of Arkansas-Fort Smith leads on out-of-state tuition ($12,182 vs $20,618 at California State University-Sacramento)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 California State University-Sacramento leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($64,876 vs $41,102 at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI California State University-Sacramento leads on 150%-time completion (56.1% vs 37.4% at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith)

University of Arkansas-Fort Smith profile · California State University-Sacramento profile · Compare other colleges

Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Arkansas-Fort Smith and California State University-Sacramento?▼
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith leads on out-of-state tuition at $12,182 versus $20,618 at California State University-Sacramento. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between University of Arkansas-Fort Smith and California State University-Sacramento?▼
California State University-Sacramento leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $64,876 versus $41,102 at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between University of Arkansas-Fort Smith and California State University-Sacramento?▼
California State University-Sacramento leads on 150%-time completion at 56.1% versus 37.4% at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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