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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
Location
Undergraduate Enrollment
Avg Net Price
Median Debt at Graduation
Acceptance Rate
Median Earnings (10 yr)
In-State Tuition
Median Earnings (6 yr)
Loan Repayment Rate (Completers)
Retention Rate
Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.
| Metric | University of South Alabama Mobile, AL | California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA |
| Location | Mobile, AL | Sacramento, CA |
| Undergraduate Enrollment | 8,879 | 28,350 |
| Avg Net Price | $17,648 | $9,338 |
| Median Debt at Graduation | $24,929 | $15,000 |
| Acceptance Rate | 71.0% | 94.0% |
| Median Earnings (10 yr) | $49,379 | $64,876 |
| In-State Tuition | $10,116 | $8,018 |
| Median Earnings (6 yr) | $41,307 | $51,074 |
| Loan Repayment Rate (Completers) | 63.2% | 74.9% |
| Retention Rate | 75.7% | 81.9% |
Rows ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side. College Scorecard.
Largest gaps: University of South Alabama vs California State University-Sacramento
- AVG-NET-PRICE California State University-Sacramento leads on avg net price ($9,338 vs $17,648 at University of South Alabama)
- MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA California State University-Sacramento leads on median debt at graduation ($15,000 vs $24,929 at University of South Alabama)
- 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.