University of Delaware vs Sonoma State University

Newark, DE · Rohnert Park, CA · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

Scorecard match plate

Pair DE:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE DE × 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.

  • Sonoma State University: net price ranged $6,230–$17,563 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -20.5% is not a trend (r² 0.21).
  • University of Delaware: average net price rose +5.8% from $15,998 (2013) to $16,931 (2023), r² 0.48.
  • University of Delaware: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.15).
  • Sonoma State University: acceptance rate eased +15.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.77).

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 Delaware vs Sonoma State University

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Sonoma State University leads on out-of-state tuition ($21,224 vs $41,400 at University of Delaware)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Sonoma State University leads on in-state tuition ($8,624 vs $16,810 at University of Delaware)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Sonoma State University leads on median debt at graduation ($16,705 vs $24,572 at University of Delaware)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Delaware and Sonoma State University?
Sonoma State University leads on out-of-state tuition at $21,224 versus $41,400 at University of Delaware. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Delaware and Sonoma State University?
Sonoma State University leads on in-state tuition at $8,624 versus $16,810 at University of Delaware. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between University of Delaware and Sonoma State University?
Sonoma State University leads on median debt at graduation at $16,705 versus $24,572 at University of Delaware. 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