PlainCollege

University of California-Riverside vs California State University-Sacramento

Riverside, CA · Sacramento, CA · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

Scorecard match plate

Pair CA:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · CA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • 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 California-Riverside: average net price rose +19.5% from $11,473 (2013) to $13,707 (2023), r² 0.45.
  • 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 California-Riverside: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.16).
  • 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 California-Riverside vs California State University-Sacramento

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI California State University-Sacramento leads on out-of-state tuition ($20,618 vs $49,806 at University of California-Riverside)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION California State University-Sacramento leads on in-state tuition ($8,018 vs $15,606 at University of California-Riverside)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE California State University-Sacramento leads on avg net price ($9,338 vs $14,304 at University of California-Riverside)

University of California-Riverside 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 California-Riverside and California State University-Sacramento?▼
California State University-Sacramento leads on out-of-state tuition at $20,618 versus $49,806 at University of California-Riverside. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of California-Riverside and California State University-Sacramento?▼
California State University-Sacramento leads on in-state tuition at $8,018 versus $15,606 at University of California-Riverside. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between University of California-Riverside and California State University-Sacramento?▼
California State University-Sacramento leads on avg net price at $9,338 versus $14,304 at University of California-Riverside. 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