University of Mississippi vs California State University-Long Beach

University, MS · Long Beach, CA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair MS:CA

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

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

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.

  • 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 Mississippi: average net price fell -5.0% from $13,858 (2013) to $13,164 (2023), r² 0.45.
  • University of Mississippi: acceptance rate eased +21.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.85).
  • 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 Mississippi vs California State University-Long Beach

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE California State University-Long Beach leads on acceptance rate (46.3% vs 96.6% at University of Mississippi)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI California State University-Long Beach leads on out-of-state tuition ($19,950 vs $28,600 at University of Mississippi)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA California State University-Long Beach leads on median debt at graduation ($14,289 vs $20,000 at University of Mississippi)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Mississippi and California State University-Long Beach?
California State University-Long Beach leads on acceptance rate at 46.3% versus 96.6% at University of Mississippi. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Mississippi and California State University-Long Beach?
California State University-Long Beach leads on out-of-state tuition at $19,950 versus $28,600 at University of Mississippi. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between University of Mississippi and California State University-Long Beach?
California State University-Long Beach leads on median debt at graduation at $14,289 versus $20,000 at University of Mississippi. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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