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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University vs Columbia University in the City of New York

Tallahassee, FL · New York, NY · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair FL:NY

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE FL × NY
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-State Tuition

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

Decade path · College Scorecard

Both acceptance rates tightened, 2013–2023

TWIN-TIGHTEN · adm · 2013–2023

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University and Columbia University in the City of New York each posted a directional decline in acceptance rate over the same College Scorecard window. The squeeze is shared; the magnitude is close.

  • Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University: acceptance rate tightened -53.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.64).
  • Columbia University in the City of New York: acceptance rate tightened -43.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.79).
  • Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University: net price ranged $11,558–$15,847 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +33.1% is not a trend (r² 0.15).
  • Columbia University in the City of New York: net price ranged $12,836–$24,231 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -11.1% is not a trend (r² 0.09).

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: Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University vs Columbia University in the City of New York

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University leads on in-state tuition ($5,785 vs $71,845 at Columbia University in the City of New York)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Columbia University in the City of New York leads on acceptance rate (4.0% vs 20.6% at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University leads on out-of-state tuition ($17,725 vs $71,845 at Columbia University in the City of New York)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University and Columbia University in the City of New York?▼
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University leads on in-state tuition at $5,785 versus $71,845 at Columbia University in the City of New York. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University and Columbia University in the City of New York?▼
Columbia University in the City of New York leads on acceptance rate at 4.0% versus 20.6% at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University and Columbia University in the City of New York?▼
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University leads on out-of-state tuition at $17,725 versus $71,845 at Columbia University in the City of New York. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025