University of North Alabama vs Sonoma State University

Florence, AL · Rohnert Park, CA · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (10 yr)

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Pair AL:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE AL × 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 ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Sonoma State University: enrollment shrank -35.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -311 students/yr fitted, r² 0.73.
  • University of North Alabama: enrollment ranged 5,165–5,846 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • University of North Alabama: acceptance rate eased +19.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.53).
  • 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 North Alabama vs Sonoma State University

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Sonoma State University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($65,986 vs $45,415 at University of North Alabama)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Sonoma State University leads on in-state tuition ($8,624 vs $12,120 at University of North Alabama)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Sonoma State University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($52,179 vs $38,295 at University of North Alabama)

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Median Earnings (10 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between University of North Alabama and Sonoma State University?▼
Sonoma State University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $65,986 versus $45,415 at University of North Alabama. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of North Alabama and Sonoma State University?▼
Sonoma State University leads on in-state tuition at $8,624 versus $12,120 at University of North Alabama. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between University of North Alabama and Sonoma State University?▼
Sonoma State University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $52,179 versus $38,295 at University of North Alabama. 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