CUNY York College vs College of Staten Island CUNY

Jamaica, NY · Staten Island, NY · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · NY
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-ACCEPT Largest gap · Acceptance Rate

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.

  • College of Staten Island CUNY: average net price fell -30.5% from $7,364 (2013) to $5,115 (2023), r² 0.53.
  • CUNY York College: net price ranged $3,239–$5,742 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -12.0% is not a trend (r² 0.19).
  • CUNY York College: enrollment shrank -39.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -283 students/yr fitted, r² 0.80.
  • 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: CUNY York College vs College of Staten Island CUNY

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE CUNY York College leads on acceptance rate (64.1% vs 92.3% at College of Staten Island CUNY)
  2. RETENTION-RATE College of Staten Island CUNY leads on retention rate (75.7% vs 57.4% at CUNY York College)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA CUNY York College leads on median debt at graduation ($11,000 vs $14,350 at College of Staten Island CUNY)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between CUNY York College and College of Staten Island CUNY?
CUNY York College leads on acceptance rate at 64.1% versus 92.3% at College of Staten Island CUNY. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On retention rate, who leads between CUNY York College and College of Staten Island CUNY?
College of Staten Island CUNY leads on retention rate at 75.7% versus 57.4% at CUNY York College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between CUNY York College and College of Staten Island CUNY?
CUNY York College leads on median debt at graduation at $11,000 versus $14,350 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); acceptance rate focus for this pair · 2025