University of Southern Maine vs Sonoma State University

Portland, ME · Rohnert Park, CA · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair ME:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE ME × CA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

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

Decade path · College Scorecard

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • University of Southern Maine: average net price fell -32.2% from $17,300 (2013) to $11,729 (2023), r² 0.72.
  • Sonoma State University: net price ranged $6,230–$17,563 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -20.5% is not a trend (r² 0.21).
  • University of Southern Maine: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.00).
  • Sonoma State University: acceptance rate eased +15.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.77).

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 Southern Maine vs Sonoma State University

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Sonoma State University leads on 150%-time completion (59.1% vs 43.3% at University of Southern Maine)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Sonoma State University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($65,986 vs $49,958 at University of Southern Maine)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Sonoma State University leads on out-of-state tuition ($21,224 vs $27,944 at University of Southern Maine)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between University of Southern Maine and Sonoma State University?
Sonoma State University leads on 150%-time completion at 59.1% versus 43.3% at University of Southern Maine. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between University of Southern Maine and Sonoma State University?
Sonoma State University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $65,986 versus $49,958 at University of Southern Maine. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Southern Maine and Sonoma State University?
Sonoma State University leads on out-of-state tuition at $21,224 versus $27,944 at University of Southern Maine. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025