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Boston University vs SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Boston, MA · Brooklyn, NY · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair MA:NY

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · GAP-DEBT

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE MA × NY
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

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.

  • SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University: enrollment ranged 182–347 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Boston University: enrollment grew +8.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +135 students/yr fitted, r² 0.66.

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: Boston University vs SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University leads on median debt at graduation ($12,500 vs $23,250 at Boston University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($110,661 vs $65,655 at Boston University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($109,601 vs $83,238 at Boston University)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Boston University and SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University?▼
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University leads on median debt at graduation at $12,500 versus $23,250 at Boston University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Boston University and SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University?▼
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $110,661 versus $65,655 at Boston University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Boston University and SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University?▼
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $109,601 versus $83,238 at Boston University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median debt at graduation focus for this pair · 2025