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University of South Carolina-Upstate vs California State University-Sacramento

Spartanburg, SC · Sacramento, CA · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair SC:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE SC × CA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

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

Decade path · College Scorecard

No stable joint trend on the primary axis

RANGE-ONLY · 2013–2023

For University of South Carolina-Upstate vs California State University-Sacramento, the overlapping average net-price path series over 2013–2023 does not clear a directional claim on both sides. What follows is the measured range, not a rise/fall headline.

  • University of South Carolina-Upstate: net price ranged $13,392–$15,832 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +2.5% is not a trend (r² 0.00).
  • California State University-Sacramento: net price ranged $6,654–$11,178 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -1.0% is not a trend (r² 0.02).

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 Carolina-Upstate vs California State University-Sacramento

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA California State University-Sacramento leads on median debt at graduation ($15,000 vs $22,310 at University of South Carolina-Upstate)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE California State University-Sacramento leads on avg net price ($9,338 vs $13,557 at University of South Carolina-Upstate)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION California State University-Sacramento leads on in-state tuition ($8,018 vs $11,588 at University of South Carolina-Upstate)

University of South Carolina-Upstate profile · California State University-Sacramento profile · Compare other colleges

Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between University of South Carolina-Upstate and California State University-Sacramento?▼
California State University-Sacramento leads on median debt at graduation at $15,000 versus $22,310 at University of South Carolina-Upstate. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between University of South Carolina-Upstate and California State University-Sacramento?▼
California State University-Sacramento leads on avg net price at $9,338 versus $13,557 at University of South Carolina-Upstate. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of South Carolina-Upstate and California State University-Sacramento?▼
California State University-Sacramento leads on in-state tuition at $8,018 versus $11,588 at University of South Carolina-Upstate. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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