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