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University of Missouri-Kansas City vs California State University-Sacramento

Kansas City, MO · Sacramento, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair MO:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MO × CA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • 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 Missouri-Kansas City: average net price fell -27.1% from $17,606 (2013) to $12,837 (2023), r² 0.66.
  • 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 Missouri-Kansas City: acceptance rate eased +127.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.51).
  • 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 Missouri-Kansas City vs California State University-Sacramento

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION California State University-Sacramento leads on in-state tuition ($8,018 vs $12,587 at University of Missouri-Kansas City)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI California State University-Sacramento leads on out-of-state tuition ($20,618 vs $30,227 at University of Missouri-Kansas City)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE California State University-Sacramento leads on avg net price ($9,338 vs $13,310 at University of Missouri-Kansas City)

University of Missouri-Kansas City profile · California State University-Sacramento profile · Compare other colleges

In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Missouri-Kansas City and California State University-Sacramento?▼
California State University-Sacramento leads on in-state tuition at $8,018 versus $12,587 at University of Missouri-Kansas City. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Missouri-Kansas City and California State University-Sacramento?▼
California State University-Sacramento leads on out-of-state tuition at $20,618 versus $30,227 at University of Missouri-Kansas City. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between University of Missouri-Kansas City and California State University-Sacramento?▼
California State University-Sacramento leads on avg net price at $9,338 versus $13,310 at University of Missouri-Kansas City. 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