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City University of Seattle vs Long Island University

Seattle, WA · Brookville, NY · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (6 yr)

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Pair WA:NY

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · GAP-EARN

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE WA × NY
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • 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 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.

  • City University of Seattle: net price ranged $23,557–$35,049 across 3 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +9.1% is not a trend (r² n/a).
  • Long Island University: average net price fell -6.7% from $25,613 (2013) to $23,901 (2023), r² 0.41.
  • City University of Seattle: enrollment ranged 651–1,289 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Long Island University: enrollment grew +34.7% over 2013–2023; fitted +283 students/yr fitted, r² 0.51.

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: City University of Seattle vs Long Island University

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 City University of Seattle leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($56,195 vs $47,543 at Long Island University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 City University of Seattle leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($69,460 vs $59,950 at Long Island University)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Long Island University leads on median debt at graduation ($23,577 vs $25,000 at City University of Seattle)

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Median Earnings (6 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between City University of Seattle and Long Island University?▼
City University of Seattle leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $56,195 versus $47,543 at Long Island University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between City University of Seattle and Long Island University?▼
City University of Seattle leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $69,460 versus $59,950 at Long Island University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between City University of Seattle and Long Island University?▼
Long Island University leads on median debt at graduation at $23,577 versus $25,000 at City University of Seattle. 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