University of Utah vs California State University-Long Beach

Salt Lake City, UT · Long Beach, CA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair UT:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE UT × CA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-ACCEPT Largest gap · Acceptance Rate

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

Decade path · College Scorecard

Nearly parallel enrollment growth

ENROLL-RACE · narrow · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both University of Utah and California State University-Long Beach across 2013–2023. The fitted annual pace is what separates this board from a generic large-campus frame.

  • California State University-Long Beach: enrollment grew +12.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +312 students/yr fitted, r² 0.71.
  • University of Utah: enrollment grew +11.9% over 2013–2023; fitted +293 students/yr fitted, r² 0.75.
  • University of Utah: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.09).
  • California State University-Long Beach: acceptance rate eased +52.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.61).

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 Utah vs California State University-Long Beach

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE California State University-Long Beach leads on acceptance rate (46.3% vs 86.0% at University of Utah)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE California State University-Long Beach leads on avg net price ($10,440 vs $16,200 at University of Utah)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI California State University-Long Beach leads on out-of-state tuition ($19,950 vs $30,860 at University of Utah)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Utah and California State University-Long Beach?
California State University-Long Beach leads on acceptance rate at 46.3% versus 86.0% at University of Utah. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between University of Utah and California State University-Long Beach?
California State University-Long Beach leads on avg net price at $10,440 versus $16,200 at University of Utah. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Utah and California State University-Long Beach?
California State University-Long Beach leads on out-of-state tuition at $19,950 versus $30,860 at University of Utah. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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