University of Idaho vs California State University-Bakersfield

Moscow, ID · Bakersfield, CA · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair ID:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE ID × CA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • University of Idaho: enrollment shrank -13.8% over 2013–2023; fitted -138 students/yr fitted, r² 0.75.
  • California State University-Bakersfield: enrollment ranged 7,226–9,955 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • University of Idaho: acceptance rate eased +20.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.61).
  • California State University-Bakersfield: acceptance rate eased +33.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.61).

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 Idaho vs California State University-Bakersfield

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE California State University-Bakersfield leads on avg net price ($5,652 vs $14,831 at University of Idaho)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI California State University-Bakersfield leads on out-of-state tuition ($20,690 vs $28,320 at University of Idaho)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA California State University-Bakersfield leads on median debt at graduation ($16,600 vs $21,982 at University of Idaho)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between University of Idaho and California State University-Bakersfield?
California State University-Bakersfield leads on avg net price at $5,652 versus $14,831 at University of Idaho. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Idaho and California State University-Bakersfield?
California State University-Bakersfield leads on out-of-state tuition at $20,690 versus $28,320 at University of Idaho. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between University of Idaho and California State University-Bakersfield?
California State University-Bakersfield leads on median debt at graduation at $16,600 versus $21,982 at University of Idaho. 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