University of Louisiana at Lafayette vs Sonoma State University

Lafayette, LA · Rohnert Park, CA · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (10 yr)

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Pair LA:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE LA × CA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (10 yr)

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 Louisiana at Lafayette: average net price rose +66.5% from $8,478 (2013) to $14,118 (2023), r² 0.89.
  • 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 Louisiana at Lafayette: acceptance rate eased +49.8% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.72).
  • 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 Louisiana at Lafayette vs Sonoma State University

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Sonoma State University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($65,986 vs $47,089 at University of Louisiana at Lafayette)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Sonoma State University leads on median debt at graduation ($16,705 vs $22,902 at University of Louisiana at Lafayette)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Sonoma State University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($52,179 vs $42,668 at University of Louisiana at Lafayette)

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Median Earnings (10 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between University of Louisiana at Lafayette and Sonoma State University?
Sonoma State University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $65,986 versus $47,089 at University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between University of Louisiana at Lafayette and Sonoma State University?
Sonoma State University leads on median debt at graduation at $16,705 versus $22,902 at University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between University of Louisiana at Lafayette and Sonoma State University?
Sonoma State University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $52,179 versus $42,668 at University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median earnings (10 yr) focus for this pair · 2025