West Virginia University vs Bakersfield College

Morgantown, WV · Bakersfield, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair WV:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE WV × CA
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-State Tuition

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.

  • West Virginia University: enrollment shrank -20.0% over 2013–2023; fitted -459 students/yr fitted, r² 0.93.
  • Bakersfield College: enrollment ranged 15,854–19,945 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • West Virginia University: average net price rose +24.4% from $10,449 (2013) to $12,997 (2023), r² 0.77.
  • Bakersfield College: average net price rose +63.9% from $2,898 (2013) to $4,751 (2023), r² 0.53.

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: West Virginia University vs Bakersfield College

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Bakersfield College leads on in-state tuition ($1,430 vs $10,104 at West Virginia University)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI West Virginia University leads on 150%-time completion (62.8% vs 21.6% at Bakersfield College)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Bakersfield College leads on median debt at graduation ($8,312 vs $22,500 at West Virginia University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between West Virginia University and Bakersfield College?
Bakersfield College leads on in-state tuition at $1,430 versus $10,104 at West Virginia University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between West Virginia University and Bakersfield College?
West Virginia University leads on 150%-time completion at 62.8% versus 21.6% at Bakersfield College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between West Virginia University and Bakersfield College?
Bakersfield College leads on median debt at graduation at $8,312 versus $22,500 at West Virginia University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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