Central Lakes College-Brainerd vs San Francisco State University

Brainerd, MN · San Francisco, CA · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair MN:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MN × 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 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.

  • Central Lakes College-Brainerd: average net price rose +17.3% from $10,934 (2013) to $12,829 (2023), r² 0.52.
  • 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).
  • Central Lakes College-Brainerd: enrollment shrank -42.9% over 2013–2023; fitted -102 students/yr fitted, r² 0.92.
  • 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: Central Lakes College-Brainerd vs San Francisco State University

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Central Lakes College-Brainerd leads on out-of-state tuition ($6,249 vs $20,550 at San Francisco State University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 San Francisco State University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($68,077 vs $42,162 at Central Lakes College-Brainerd)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Central Lakes College-Brainerd leads on median debt at graduation ($11,000 vs $15,371 at San Francisco State University)

Central Lakes College-Brainerd profile · San Francisco State University profile · Compare other colleges

Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Central Lakes College-Brainerd and San Francisco State University?
Central Lakes College-Brainerd leads on out-of-state tuition at $6,249 versus $20,550 at San Francisco State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Central Lakes College-Brainerd and San Francisco State University?
San Francisco State University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $68,077 versus $42,162 at Central Lakes College-Brainerd. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Central Lakes College-Brainerd and San Francisco State University?
Central Lakes College-Brainerd leads on median debt at graduation at $11,000 versus $15,371 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); out-of-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025