Concordia University-Chicago vs Long Island University

River Forest, IL · Brookville, NY · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair IL:NY

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE IL × NY
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • 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.

  • Long Island University: average net price fell -6.7% from $25,613 (2013) to $23,901 (2023), r² 0.41.
  • Concordia University-Chicago: net price ranged $16,403–$19,540 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -6.2% is not a trend (r² 0.08).
  • Concordia University-Chicago: acceptance rate eased +71.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.91).
  • Long Island University: acceptance rate eased +11.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.46).

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: Concordia University-Chicago vs Long Island University

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE Concordia University-Chicago leads on avg net price ($18,436 vs $33,062 at Long Island University)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Long Island University leads on 150%-time completion (56.1% vs 41.4% at Concordia University-Chicago)
  3. RETENTION-RATE Long Island University leads on retention rate (77.2% vs 60.5% at Concordia University-Chicago)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between Concordia University-Chicago and Long Island University?
Concordia University-Chicago leads on avg net price at $18,436 versus $33,062 at Long Island University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Concordia University-Chicago and Long Island University?
Long Island University leads on 150%-time completion at 56.1% versus 41.4% at Concordia University-Chicago. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On retention rate, who leads between Concordia University-Chicago and Long Island University?
Long Island University leads on retention rate at 77.2% versus 60.5% at Concordia University-Chicago. 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