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University of Cincinnati-Main Campus vs California State University-Sacramento

Cincinnati, OH · Sacramento, CA · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair OH:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE OH × CA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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 ENROLL-RACE · wide · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Both grew, one campus expanded much faster

ENROLL-RACE · wide · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both University of Cincinnati-Main Campus and California State University-Sacramento across 2013–2023, but one fitted annual pace pulls far ahead of the other. Treat them as size peers on different slopes, not interchangeable large campuses.

  • University of Cincinnati-Main Campus: enrollment grew +24.7% over 2013–2023; fitted +549 students/yr fitted, r² 0.98.
  • California State University-Sacramento: enrollment grew +7.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +246 students/yr fitted, r² 0.57.
  • University of Cincinnati-Main Campus: acceptance rate eased +19.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.67).
  • 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 Cincinnati-Main Campus vs California State University-Sacramento

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE California State University-Sacramento leads on avg net price ($9,338 vs $25,648 at University of Cincinnati-Main Campus)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION California State University-Sacramento leads on in-state tuition ($8,018 vs $13,976 at University of Cincinnati-Main Campus)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI California State University-Sacramento leads on out-of-state tuition ($20,618 vs $29,310 at University of Cincinnati-Main Campus)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between University of Cincinnati-Main Campus and California State University-Sacramento?▼
California State University-Sacramento leads on avg net price at $9,338 versus $25,648 at University of Cincinnati-Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Cincinnati-Main Campus and California State University-Sacramento?▼
California State University-Sacramento leads on in-state tuition at $8,018 versus $13,976 at University of Cincinnati-Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Cincinnati-Main Campus and California State University-Sacramento?▼
California State University-Sacramento leads on out-of-state tuition at $20,618 versus $29,310 at University of Cincinnati-Main Campus. 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