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University of North Carolina at Charlotte vs Sonoma State University

Charlotte, NC · Rohnert Park, CA · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair NC:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NC × CA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

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

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Sonoma State University: net price ranged $6,230–$17,563 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -20.5% is not a trend (r² 0.21).
  • University of North Carolina at Charlotte: average net price rose +20.2% from $12,268 (2013) to $14,745 (2023), r² 0.41.
  • University of North Carolina at Charlotte: acceptance rate eased +17.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.66).
  • 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 Carolina at Charlotte vs Sonoma State University

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Sonoma State University leads on median debt at graduation ($16,705 vs $21,500 at University of North Carolina at Charlotte)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Sonoma State University leads on avg net price ($12,885 vs $15,435 at University of North Carolina at Charlotte)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION University of North Carolina at Charlotte leads on in-state tuition ($7,239 vs $8,624 at Sonoma State University)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Sonoma State University?▼
Sonoma State University leads on median debt at graduation at $16,705 versus $21,500 at University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Sonoma State University?▼
Sonoma State University leads on avg net price at $12,885 versus $15,435 at University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Sonoma State University?▼
University of North Carolina at Charlotte leads on in-state tuition at $7,239 versus $8,624 at Sonoma State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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