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California State University-Fullerton vs CUNY Graduate School and University Center

Fullerton, CA · New York, NY · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (6 yr)

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Pair CA:NY

PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · EARN-PAR · DEBT-SPLIT · GAP-EARN

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE CA × NY
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (6 yr)

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 California State University-Fullerton and CUNY Graduate School and University Center 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.

  • CUNY Graduate School and University Center: enrollment grew +175.8% over 2013–2023; fitted +194 students/yr fitted, r² 0.98.
  • California State University-Fullerton: enrollment grew +12.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +389 students/yr fitted, r² 0.78.

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.

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Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: California State University-Fullerton vs CUNY Graduate School and University Center

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 CUNY Graduate School and University Center leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($68,616 vs $48,558 at California State University-Fullerton)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI CUNY Graduate School and University Center leads on out-of-state tuition ($15,185 vs $20,070 at California State University-Fullerton)
  3. ACCEPTANCE-RATE CUNY Graduate School and University Center leads on acceptance rate (68.5% vs 90.5% at California State University-Fullerton)

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Median Earnings (6 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between California State University-Fullerton and CUNY Graduate School and University Center?▼
CUNY Graduate School and University Center leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $68,616 versus $48,558 at California State University-Fullerton. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between California State University-Fullerton and CUNY Graduate School and University Center?▼
CUNY Graduate School and University Center leads on out-of-state tuition at $15,185 versus $20,070 at California State University-Fullerton. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between California State University-Fullerton and CUNY Graduate School and University Center?▼
CUNY Graduate School and University Center leads on acceptance rate at 68.5% versus 90.5% at California State University-Fullerton. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median earnings (6 yr) focus for this pair · 2025