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University of Illinois Chicago vs California State University-Long Beach

Chicago, IL · Long Beach, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair IL:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE IL × CA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-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

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • University of Illinois Chicago: average net price fell -9.1% from $13,545 (2013) to $12,313 (2023), r² 0.59.
  • California State University-Long Beach: net price ranged $8,338–$10,054 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -7.9% is not a trend (r² 0.24).
  • University of Illinois Chicago: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.35).
  • California State University-Long Beach: acceptance rate eased +52.9% 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 Illinois Chicago vs California State University-Long Beach

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION California State University-Long Beach leads on in-state tuition ($7,350 vs $14,338 at University of Illinois Chicago)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE California State University-Long Beach leads on acceptance rate (46.3% vs 77.3% at University of Illinois Chicago)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI California State University-Long Beach leads on out-of-state tuition ($19,950 vs $29,884 at University of Illinois Chicago)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Illinois Chicago and California State University-Long Beach?▼
California State University-Long Beach leads on in-state tuition at $7,350 versus $14,338 at University of Illinois Chicago. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Illinois Chicago and California State University-Long Beach?▼
California State University-Long Beach leads on acceptance rate at 46.3% versus 77.3% at University of Illinois Chicago. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Illinois Chicago and California State University-Long Beach?▼
California State University-Long Beach leads on out-of-state tuition at $19,950 versus $29,884 at University of Illinois Chicago. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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