University of Jamestown vs California State University-Long Beach

Jamestown, ND · Long Beach, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair ND:CA

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-TUITION

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE ND × CA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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

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 Jamestown: average net price rose +30.6% from $15,555 (2013) to $20,318 (2023), r² 0.72.
  • 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 Jamestown: acceptance rate eased +64.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.75).
  • 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 Jamestown vs California State University-Long Beach

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION California State University-Long Beach leads on in-state tuition ($7,350 vs $24,990 at University of Jamestown)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE California State University-Long Beach leads on acceptance rate (46.3% vs 88.1% at University of Jamestown)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA California State University-Long Beach leads on median debt at graduation ($14,289 vs $27,000 at University of Jamestown)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Jamestown and California State University-Long Beach?
California State University-Long Beach leads on in-state tuition at $7,350 versus $24,990 at University of Jamestown. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Jamestown and California State University-Long Beach?
California State University-Long Beach leads on acceptance rate at 46.3% versus 88.1% at University of Jamestown. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between University of Jamestown and California State University-Long Beach?
California State University-Long Beach leads on median debt at graduation at $14,289 versus $27,000 at University of Jamestown. 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