University of South Alabama vs California State University-Sacramento

Mobile, AL · Sacramento, CA · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair AL:CA

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

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

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Selectivity moved on only one side of this board

ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, one school's acceptance-rate series clears the r² ≥ 0.40 floor while the other does not. Read the directional claim as one-sided, then check the companion metric below.

  • California State University-Sacramento: acceptance rate eased +34.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.70).
  • University of South Alabama: acceptance rate tightened -23.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.86).
  • University of South Alabama: enrollment shrank -22.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -363 students/yr fitted, r² 0.88.
  • California State University-Sacramento: enrollment grew +7.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +246 students/yr fitted, r² 0.57.

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 South Alabama vs California State University-Sacramento

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE California State University-Sacramento leads on avg net price ($9,338 vs $17,648 at University of South Alabama)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA California State University-Sacramento leads on median debt at graduation ($15,000 vs $24,929 at University of South Alabama)
  3. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of South Alabama leads on acceptance rate (71.0% vs 94.0% at California State University-Sacramento)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between University of South Alabama and California State University-Sacramento?
California State University-Sacramento leads on avg net price at $9,338 versus $17,648 at University of South Alabama. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between University of South Alabama and California State University-Sacramento?
California State University-Sacramento leads on median debt at graduation at $15,000 versus $24,929 at University of South Alabama. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between University of South Alabama and California State University-Sacramento?
University of South Alabama leads on acceptance rate at 71.0% versus 94.0% at California State University-Sacramento. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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