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CUNY Queensborough Community College vs American Public University System

Bayside, NY · Charles Town, WV · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair NY:WV

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE NY × WV
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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 ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • CUNY Queensborough Community College: enrollment shrank -38.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -623 students/yr fitted, r² 0.89.
  • American Public University System: enrollment ranged 35,656–44,924 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • CUNY Queensborough Community College: net price ranged $4,563–$6,862 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +1.2% is not a trend (r² 0.00).
  • American Public University System: net price ranged $9,095–$11,262 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +0.1% is not a trend (r² 0.01).

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: CUNY Queensborough Community College vs American Public University System

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA CUNY Queensborough Community College leads on median debt at graduation ($8,600 vs $21,743 at American Public University System)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI American Public University System leads on 150%-time completion (55.2% vs 23.5% at CUNY Queensborough Community College)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE CUNY Queensborough Community College leads on avg net price ($4,458 vs $9,597 at American Public University System)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between CUNY Queensborough Community College and American Public University System?▼
CUNY Queensborough Community College leads on median debt at graduation at $8,600 versus $21,743 at American Public University System. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between CUNY Queensborough Community College and American Public University System?▼
American Public University System leads on 150%-time completion at 55.2% versus 23.5% at CUNY Queensborough Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between CUNY Queensborough Community College and American Public University System?▼
CUNY Queensborough Community College leads on avg net price at $4,458 versus $9,597 at American Public University System. 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