University of Mississippi vs California State University-Sacramento

University, MS · Sacramento, CA · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair MS:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MS × CA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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 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 Mississippi: average net price fell -5.0% from $13,858 (2013) to $13,164 (2023), r² 0.45.
  • California State University-Sacramento: net price ranged $6,654–$11,178 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -1.0% is not a trend (r² 0.02).
  • University of Mississippi: acceptance rate eased +21.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.85).
  • California State University-Sacramento: acceptance rate eased +34.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.70).

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-Sacramento

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE California State University-Sacramento leads on avg net price ($9,338 vs $13,314 at University of Mississippi)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI California State University-Sacramento leads on out-of-state tuition ($20,618 vs $28,600 at University of Mississippi)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA California State University-Sacramento leads on median debt at graduation ($15,000 vs $20,000 at University of Mississippi)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between University of Mississippi and California State University-Sacramento?
California State University-Sacramento leads on avg net price at $9,338 versus $13,314 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-Sacramento?
California State University-Sacramento leads on out-of-state tuition at $20,618 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-Sacramento?
California State University-Sacramento leads on median debt at graduation at $15,000 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); avg net price focus for this pair · 2025