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Clayton State University vs College of Staten Island CUNY

Morrow, GA · Staten Island, NY · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair GA:NY

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE GA × NY
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • 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 BOTH-NET-DOWN · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Average net price fell on both sides

BOTH-NET-DOWN · 2013–2023

Fitted net-price slopes at Clayton State University and College of Staten Island CUNY both decline over 2013–2023. Sticker tuition can still rise while the aided Title IV cohort average moves the other way, this board is about the aided average.

  • College of Staten Island CUNY: average net price fell -30.5% from $7,364 (2013) to $5,115 (2023), r² 0.53.
  • Clayton State University: average net price fell -15.6% from $12,015 (2013) to $10,145 (2023), r² 0.64.
  • Clayton State University: enrollment shrank -31.9% over 2013–2023; fitted -179 students/yr fitted, r² 0.92.
  • College of Staten Island CUNY: enrollment shrank -27.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -381 students/yr fitted, r² 0.90.

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: Clayton State University vs College of Staten Island CUNY

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA College of Staten Island CUNY leads on median debt at graduation ($14,350 vs $25,706 at Clayton State University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE College of Staten Island CUNY leads on avg net price ($5,579 vs $8,365 at Clayton State University)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Clayton State University leads on in-state tuition ($5,180 vs $7,490 at College of Staten Island CUNY)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Clayton State University and College of Staten Island CUNY?▼
College of Staten Island CUNY leads on median debt at graduation at $14,350 versus $25,706 at Clayton State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Clayton State University and College of Staten Island CUNY?▼
College of Staten Island CUNY leads on avg net price at $5,579 versus $8,365 at Clayton State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Clayton State University and College of Staten Island CUNY?▼
Clayton State University leads on in-state tuition at $5,180 versus $7,490 at College of Staten Island CUNY. 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