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University of Wisconsin-Whitewater vs California State University-Sacramento

Whitewater, WI · Sacramento, 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-PAR · 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-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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 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.

  • University of Wisconsin-Whitewater: average net price rose +12.2% from $13,183 (2013) to $14,785 (2023), r² 0.45.
  • 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).
  • University of Wisconsin-Whitewater: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.03).
  • California State University-Sacramento: acceptance rate eased +34.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.70).

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-Whitewater vs California State University-Sacramento

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA California State University-Sacramento leads on median debt at graduation ($15,000 vs $23,188 at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE California State University-Sacramento leads on avg net price ($9,338 vs $14,158 at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 California State University-Sacramento leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($64,876 vs $55,356 at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater)

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 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 Wisconsin-Whitewater and California State University-Sacramento?▼
California State University-Sacramento leads on median debt at graduation at $15,000 versus $23,188 at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and California State University-Sacramento?▼
California State University-Sacramento leads on avg net price at $9,338 versus $14,158 at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and California State University-Sacramento?▼
California State University-Sacramento leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $64,876 versus $55,356 at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. 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