University of North Florida vs California State University-Long Beach

Jacksonville, FL · Long Beach, CA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair FL:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE FL × CA
  • ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-ACCEPT Largest gap · Acceptance Rate

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 North Florida: average net price fell -10.2% from $11,528 (2013) to $10,353 (2023), r² 0.49.
  • California State University-Long Beach: net price ranged $8,338–$10,054 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -7.9% is not a trend (r² 0.24).
  • University of North Florida: acceptance rate eased +16.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.44).
  • California State University-Long Beach: acceptance rate eased +52.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.61).

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 Florida vs California State University-Long Beach

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE California State University-Long Beach leads on acceptance rate (46.3% vs 53.2% at University of North Florida)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION University of North Florida leads on in-state tuition ($6,389 vs $7,350 at California State University-Long Beach)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 California State University-Long Beach leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($64,403 vs $56,343 at University of North Florida)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of North Florida and California State University-Long Beach?
California State University-Long Beach leads on acceptance rate at 46.3% versus 53.2% at University of North Florida. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of North Florida and California State University-Long Beach?
University of North Florida leads on in-state tuition at $6,389 versus $7,350 at California State University-Long Beach. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between University of North Florida and California State University-Long Beach?
California State University-Long Beach leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $64,403 versus $56,343 at University of North Florida. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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