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University of Southern Mississippi vs California State University-Los Angeles

Hattiesburg, MS · Los Angeles, CA · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair MS:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MS × 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 NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • California State University-Los Angeles: net price ranged $2,037–$5,431 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -24.3% is not a trend (r² 0.02).
  • University of Southern Mississippi: average net price rose +14.5% from $12,423 (2013) to $14,224 (2023), r² 0.62.
  • University of Southern Mississippi: acceptance rate eased +49.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.66).
  • California State University-Los Angeles: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.30).

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 Mississippi vs California State University-Los Angeles

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE California State University-Los Angeles leads on avg net price ($3,967 vs $21,708 at University of Southern Mississippi)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA California State University-Los Angeles leads on median debt at graduation ($13,000 vs $22,500 at University of Southern Mississippi)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of Southern Mississippi leads on out-of-state tuition ($11,998 vs $19,760 at California State University-Los Angeles)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between University of Southern Mississippi and California State University-Los Angeles?▼
California State University-Los Angeles leads on avg net price at $3,967 versus $21,708 at University of Southern Mississippi. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between University of Southern Mississippi and California State University-Los Angeles?▼
California State University-Los Angeles leads on median debt at graduation at $13,000 versus $22,500 at University of Southern Mississippi. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Southern Mississippi and California State University-Los Angeles?▼
University of Southern Mississippi leads on out-of-state tuition at $11,998 versus $19,760 at California State University-Los Angeles. 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