American Public University System vs San Francisco State University

Charles Town, WV · San Francisco, CA · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair WV:CA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE WV × CA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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-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.

  • San Francisco State University: enrollment shrank -20.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -513 students/yr fitted, r² 0.68.
  • American Public University System: enrollment ranged 35,656–44,924 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • American Public University System: net price ranged $9,095–$11,262 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +0.1% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • San Francisco State University: net price ranged $11,658–$15,113 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -9.5% is not a trend (r² 0.00).

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: American Public University System vs San Francisco State University

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI American Public University System leads on out-of-state tuition ($8,400 vs $20,550 at San Francisco State University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 San Francisco State University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($52,650 vs $32,917 at American Public University System)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 San Francisco State University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($68,077 vs $44,409 at American Public University System)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between American Public University System and San Francisco State University?
American Public University System leads on out-of-state tuition at $8,400 versus $20,550 at San Francisco State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between American Public University System and San Francisco State University?
San Francisco State University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $52,650 versus $32,917 at American Public University System. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between American Public University System and San Francisco State University?
San Francisco State University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $68,077 versus $44,409 at American Public University System. 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