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Pair AL:CA
MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-TUITION
- MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
- CROSS-STATE AL × CA
- ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
- NET-SPLIT Net-price split
- EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
- DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
- COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
- 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 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.
- Fresno Pacific University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.02).
- 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.
- Fresno Pacific University: enrollment ranged 1,614–2,888 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
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
Out-of-State Tuition
Avg Net Price
Median Earnings (6 yr)
Median Earnings (10 yr)
Acceptance Rate
Median Debt at Graduation
Retention Rate
Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.
| Metric | University of South Alabama Mobile, AL | Fresno Pacific University Fresno, CA |
| Location | Mobile, AL | Fresno, CA |
| Type | Public | Private Nonprofit |
| Undergraduate Enrollment | 8,879 | 1,544 |
| In-State Tuition | $10,116 | $36,660 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $19,092 | $36,660 |
| Avg Net Price | $17,648 | $13,630 |
| Median Earnings (6 yr) | $41,307 | $51,422 |
| Median Earnings (10 yr) | $49,379 | $58,896 |
| Acceptance Rate | 71.0% | 64.1% |
| Median Debt at Graduation | $24,929 | $23,146 |
| Retention Rate | 75.7% | 71.6% |
Rows ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side. College Scorecard.
Largest gaps: University of South Alabama vs Fresno Pacific University
- IN-STATE-TUITION University of South Alabama leads on in-state tuition ($10,116 vs $36,660 at Fresno Pacific University)
- OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of South Alabama leads on out-of-state tuition ($19,092 vs $36,660 at Fresno Pacific University)
- AVG-NET-PRICE Fresno Pacific University leads on avg net price ($13,630 vs $17,648 at University of South Alabama)
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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of South Alabama and Fresno Pacific University?▼
University of South Alabama leads on in-state tuition at $10,116 versus $36,660 at Fresno Pacific University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of South Alabama and Fresno Pacific University?▼
University of South Alabama leads on out-of-state tuition at $19,092 versus $36,660 at Fresno Pacific University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between University of South Alabama and Fresno Pacific University?▼
Fresno Pacific University leads on avg net price at $13,630 versus $17,648 at University of South Alabama. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.