Wayne State College vs California State University-Long Beach

Wayne, NE · Long Beach, CA · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair NE:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NE × CA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · Out-of-State Tuition

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.

  • Wayne State College: average net price rose +35.6% from $11,142 (2013) to $15,108 (2023), r² 0.94.
  • California State University-Long Beach: net price ranged $8,338–$10,054 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -7.9% is not a trend (r² 0.24).
  • Wayne State College: enrollment ranged 2,610–3,057 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • California State University-Long Beach: enrollment grew +12.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +312 students/yr fitted, r² 0.71.

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: Wayne State College vs California State University-Long Beach

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Wayne State College leads on out-of-state tuition ($8,216 vs $19,950 at California State University-Long Beach)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE California State University-Long Beach leads on avg net price ($10,440 vs $15,360 at Wayne State College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 California State University-Long Beach leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($64,403 vs $47,075 at Wayne State College)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Wayne State College and California State University-Long Beach?
Wayne State College leads on out-of-state tuition at $8,216 versus $19,950 at California State University-Long Beach. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Wayne State College and California State University-Long Beach?
California State University-Long Beach leads on avg net price at $10,440 versus $15,360 at Wayne State College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Wayne State College and California State University-Long Beach?
California State University-Long Beach leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $64,403 versus $47,075 at Wayne State College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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