University of Wisconsin-La Crosse vs Sonoma State University

La Crosse, WI · Rohnert Park, CA · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair WI:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE WI × 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 ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Sonoma State University: enrollment shrank -35.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -311 students/yr fitted, r² 0.73.
  • University of Wisconsin-La Crosse: enrollment ranged 9,137–9,517 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • University of Wisconsin-La Crosse: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.05).
  • 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 Wisconsin-La Crosse vs Sonoma State University

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Sonoma State University leads on median debt at graduation ($16,705 vs $22,500 at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Sonoma State University leads on avg net price ($12,885 vs $16,210 at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse)
  3. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Wisconsin-La Crosse leads on acceptance rate (75.5% vs 93.4% at Sonoma State University)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and Sonoma State University?
Sonoma State University leads on median debt at graduation at $16,705 versus $22,500 at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and Sonoma State University?
Sonoma State University leads on avg net price at $12,885 versus $16,210 at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and Sonoma State University?
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse leads on acceptance rate at 75.5% versus 93.4% at Sonoma State University. 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