DePaul University vs San Francisco Conservatory of Music

Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CA · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (6 yr)

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Pair IL:CA

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE IL × CA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (6 yr)

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the RANGE-ONLY · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

No stable joint trend on the primary axis

RANGE-ONLY · 2013–2023

For DePaul University vs San Francisco Conservatory of Music, the overlapping average net-price path series over 2013–2023 does not clear a directional claim on both sides. What follows is the measured range, not a rise/fall headline.

  • San Francisco Conservatory of Music: net price ranged $28,174–$45,052 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +50.7% is not a trend (r² 0.07).
  • DePaul University: net price ranged $27,040–$31,174 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +7.8% is not a trend (r² 0.33).

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: DePaul University vs San Francisco Conservatory of Music

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 DePaul University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($54,695 vs $23,988 at San Francisco Conservatory of Music)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE San Francisco Conservatory of Music leads on acceptance rate (54.9% vs 75.9% at DePaul University)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE DePaul University leads on avg net price ($30,902 vs $42,607 at San Francisco Conservatory of Music)

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Median Earnings (6 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between DePaul University and San Francisco Conservatory of Music?
DePaul University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $54,695 versus $23,988 at San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between DePaul University and San Francisco Conservatory of Music?
San Francisco Conservatory of Music leads on acceptance rate at 54.9% versus 75.9% at DePaul University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between DePaul University and San Francisco Conservatory of Music?
DePaul University leads on avg net price at $30,902 versus $42,607 at San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median earnings (6 yr) focus for this pair · 2025