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Western Michigan University vs California State University-Long Beach

Kalamazoo, MI · Long Beach, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair MI:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MI × CA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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 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.

  • Western Michigan University: average net price rose +8.0% from $17,322 (2013) to $18,701 (2023), r² 0.64.
  • 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).
  • Western Michigan University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.08).
  • California State University-Long Beach: acceptance rate eased +52.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.61).

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 Michigan University vs California State University-Long Beach

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION California State University-Long Beach leads on in-state tuition ($7,350 vs $15,252 at Western Michigan University)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA California State University-Long Beach leads on median debt at graduation ($14,289 vs $26,188 at Western Michigan University)
  3. ACCEPTANCE-RATE California State University-Long Beach leads on acceptance rate (46.3% vs 84.6% at Western Michigan University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Western Michigan University and California State University-Long Beach?▼
California State University-Long Beach leads on in-state tuition at $7,350 versus $15,252 at Western Michigan University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Western Michigan University and California State University-Long Beach?▼
California State University-Long Beach leads on median debt at graduation at $14,289 versus $26,188 at Western Michigan University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Western Michigan University and California State University-Long Beach?▼
California State University-Long Beach leads on acceptance rate at 46.3% versus 84.6% at Western Michigan 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