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Clayton State University vs University of Cincinnati-Main Campus

Morrow, GA · Cincinnati, OH · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair GA:OH

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE GA × OH
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-NET Largest gap · Avg Net Price

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.

  • Clayton State University: average net price fell -15.6% from $12,015 (2013) to $10,145 (2023), r² 0.64.
  • University of Cincinnati-Main Campus: net price ranged $21,681–$23,498 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +6.8% is not a trend (r² 0.08).
  • Clayton State University: acceptance rate eased +48.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.67).
  • University of Cincinnati-Main Campus: acceptance rate eased +19.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.67).

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 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE Clayton State University leads on avg net price ($8,365 vs $25,648 at University of Cincinnati-Main Campus)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Clayton State University leads on in-state tuition ($5,180 vs $13,976 at University of Cincinnati-Main Campus)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI University of Cincinnati-Main Campus leads on 150%-time completion (73.3% vs 37.6% at Clayton State University)

Clayton State University profile · University of Cincinnati-Main Campus profile · Compare other colleges

Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between Clayton State University and University of Cincinnati-Main Campus?▼
Clayton State University leads on avg net price at $8,365 versus $25,648 at University of Cincinnati-Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Clayton State University and University of Cincinnati-Main Campus?▼
Clayton State University leads on in-state tuition at $5,180 versus $13,976 at University of Cincinnati-Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Clayton State University and University of Cincinnati-Main Campus?▼
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus leads on 150%-time completion at 73.3% versus 37.6% at Clayton 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); avg net price focus for this pair · 2025