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Pair CA:CA
MIXED-SECTOR · SAME-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-TUITION
- MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
- SAME-STATE Same state · CA
- ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
- NET-SPLIT Net-price split
- EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
- DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
- COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
- 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 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.
- California State University-Sacramento: enrollment grew +7.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +246 students/yr fitted, r² 0.57.
- University of San Diego: enrollment ranged 5,454–5,820 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
- University of San Diego: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.07).
- 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
Location
Type
Undergraduate Enrollment
In-State Tuition
Avg Net Price
Out-of-State Tuition
Acceptance Rate
Median Debt at Graduation
150%-Time Completion
Median Earnings (10 yr)
Median Earnings (6 yr)
Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.
| Metric | University of San Diego San Diego, CA | California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA |
| Location | San Diego, CA | Sacramento, CA |
| Type | Private Nonprofit | Public |
| Undergraduate Enrollment | 5,671 | 28,350 |
| In-State Tuition | $59,486 | $8,018 |
| Avg Net Price | $30,365 | $9,338 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $59,486 | $20,618 |
| Acceptance Rate | 52.4% | 94.0% |
| Median Debt at Graduation | $22,940 | $15,000 |
| 150%-Time Completion | 82.7% | 56.1% |
| Median Earnings (10 yr) | $86,522 | $64,876 |
| Median Earnings (6 yr) | $64,995 | $51,074 |
Rows ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side. College Scorecard.
Largest gaps: University of San Diego vs California State University-Sacramento
- IN-STATE-TUITION California State University-Sacramento leads on in-state tuition ($8,018 vs $59,486 at University of San Diego)
- AVG-NET-PRICE California State University-Sacramento leads on avg net price ($9,338 vs $30,365 at University of San Diego)
- OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI California State University-Sacramento leads on out-of-state tuition ($20,618 vs $59,486 at University of San Diego)
University of San Diego 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 San Diego and California State University-Sacramento?▼
California State University-Sacramento leads on in-state tuition at $8,018 versus $59,486 at University of San Diego. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between University of San Diego and California State University-Sacramento?▼
California State University-Sacramento leads on avg net price at $9,338 versus $30,365 at University of San Diego. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of San Diego and California State University-Sacramento?▼
California State University-Sacramento leads on out-of-state tuition at $20,618 versus $59,486 at University of San Diego. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.