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Citadel Military College of South Carolina vs Columbia University in the City of New York

Charleston, SC · New York, NY · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair SC:NY

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE SC × NY
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-State Tuition

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Selectivity moved on only one side of this board

ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, one school's acceptance-rate series clears the r² ≥ 0.40 floor while the other does not. Read the directional claim as one-sided, then check the companion metric below.

  • Columbia University in the City of New York: acceptance rate tightened -43.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.79).
  • Citadel Military College of South Carolina: acceptance rate eased +22.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.54).
  • Citadel Military College of South Carolina: enrollment ranged 2,616–2,908 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Columbia University in the City of New York: enrollment grew +11.7% over 2013–2023; fitted +92 students/yr fitted, r² 0.74.

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: Citadel Military College of South Carolina vs Columbia University in the City of New York

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Citadel Military College of South Carolina leads on in-state tuition ($12,570 vs $71,845 at Columbia University in the City of New York)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Columbia University in the City of New York leads on acceptance rate (4.0% vs 22.7% at Citadel Military College of South Carolina)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Citadel Military College of South Carolina leads on out-of-state tuition ($38,508 vs $71,845 at Columbia University in the City of New York)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Citadel Military College of South Carolina and Columbia University in the City of New York?▼
Citadel Military College of South Carolina leads on in-state tuition at $12,570 versus $71,845 at Columbia University in the City of New York. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Citadel Military College of South Carolina and Columbia University in the City of New York?▼
Columbia University in the City of New York leads on acceptance rate at 4.0% versus 22.7% at Citadel Military College of South Carolina. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Citadel Military College of South Carolina and Columbia University in the City of New York?▼
Citadel Military College of South Carolina leads on out-of-state tuition at $38,508 versus $71,845 at Columbia University in the City of New York. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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