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Arapahoe Community College vs San Francisco State University

Littleton, CO · San Francisco, CA · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair CO:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE CO × CA
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

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.

  • Arapahoe Community College: average net price rose +22.7% from $8,792 (2013) to $10,790 (2023), r² 0.58.
  • 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).
  • Arapahoe Community College: enrollment shrank -39.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -346 students/yr fitted, r² 0.76.
  • San Francisco State University: enrollment shrank -20.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -513 students/yr fitted, r² 0.68.

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: Arapahoe Community College vs San Francisco State University

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI San Francisco State University leads on 150%-time completion (50.3% vs 27.9% at Arapahoe Community College)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Arapahoe Community College leads on in-state tuition ($4,434 vs $7,950 at San Francisco State University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 San Francisco State University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($68,077 vs $48,341 at Arapahoe Community College)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Arapahoe Community College and San Francisco State University?▼
San Francisco State University leads on 150%-time completion at 50.3% versus 27.9% at Arapahoe Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Arapahoe Community College and San Francisco State University?▼
Arapahoe Community College leads on in-state tuition at $4,434 versus $7,950 at San Francisco State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Arapahoe Community College and San Francisco State University?▼
San Francisco State University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $68,077 versus $48,341 at Arapahoe Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025