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Western Governors University vs California State University-Long Beach

Salt Lake City, UT · Long Beach, CA · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair UT:CA

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-PAR · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-TUITION

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE UT × CA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • 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 ENROLL-RACE · wide · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Both grew, one campus expanded much faster

ENROLL-RACE · wide · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both Western Governors University and California State University-Long Beach across 2013–2023, but one fitted annual pace pulls far ahead of the other. Treat them as size peers on different slopes, not interchangeable large campuses.

  • Western Governors University: enrollment grew +282.7% over 2013–2023; fitted +9,481 students/yr fitted, r² 0.98.
  • California State University-Long Beach: enrollment grew +12.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +312 students/yr fitted, r² 0.71.
  • Western Governors University: net price ranged $9,805–$12,349 across 9 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -15.4% is not a trend (r² 0.05).
  • 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).

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: Western Governors University vs California State University-Long Beach

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Western Governors University leads on out-of-state tuition ($8,658 vs $19,950 at California State University-Long Beach)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI California State University-Long Beach leads on 150%-time completion (69.3% vs 48.1% at Western Governors University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Western Governors University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($69,572 vs $50,062 at California State University-Long Beach)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Western Governors University and California State University-Long Beach?▼
Western Governors University leads on out-of-state tuition at $8,658 versus $19,950 at California State University-Long Beach. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Western Governors University and California State University-Long Beach?▼
California State University-Long Beach leads on 150%-time completion at 69.3% versus 48.1% at Western Governors University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Western Governors University and California State University-Long Beach?▼
Western Governors University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $69,572 versus $50,062 at California State University-Long Beach. 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