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Center for Advanced Legal Studies vs San Francisco State University

Houston, TX · San Francisco, CA · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE TX × CA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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 NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • Center for Advanced Legal Studies: average net price fell -38.1% from $17,629 (2013) to $10,914 (2023), r² 0.88.
  • 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).
  • Center for Advanced Legal Studies: enrollment grew +94.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +8 students/yr fitted, r² 0.57.
  • 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: Center for Advanced Legal Studies vs San Francisco State University

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Center for Advanced Legal Studies leads on median debt at graduation ($9,500 vs $15,371 at San Francisco State University)
  2. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT San Francisco State University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (72.2% vs 56.4% at Center for Advanced Legal Studies)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Center for Advanced Legal Studies leads on 150%-time completion (61.5% vs 50.3% at San Francisco State University)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Center for Advanced Legal Studies and San Francisco State University?▼
Center for Advanced Legal Studies leads on median debt at graduation at $9,500 versus $15,371 at San Francisco State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Center for Advanced Legal Studies and San Francisco State University?▼
San Francisco State University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 72.2% versus 56.4% at Center for Advanced Legal Studies. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Center for Advanced Legal Studies and San Francisco State University?▼
Center for Advanced Legal Studies leads on 150%-time completion at 61.5% versus 50.3% at San Francisco State 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