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Florida State University vs Boston College

Tallahassee, FL · Chestnut Hill, MA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair FL:MA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE FL × MA
  • ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • 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 State University and Boston College each posted a directional decline in acceptance rate over the same College Scorecard window. The squeeze is shared; the magnitude is close.

  • Florida State University: acceptance rate tightened -55.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.88).
  • Boston College: acceptance rate tightened -51.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.82).
  • Florida State University: average net price fell -25.1% from $14,691 (2013) to $10,997 (2023), r² 0.73.
  • Boston College: average net price rose +20.6% from $33,070 (2013) to $39,866 (2023), r² 0.88.

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 State University vs Boston College

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Florida State University leads on in-state tuition ($5,656 vs $70,702 at Boston College)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Florida State University leads on out-of-state tuition ($18,786 vs $70,702 at Boston College)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Florida State University leads on avg net price ($11,297 vs $41,704 at Boston College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Florida State University and Boston College?▼
Florida State University leads on in-state tuition at $5,656 versus $70,702 at Boston College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Florida State University and Boston College?▼
Florida State University leads on out-of-state tuition at $18,786 versus $70,702 at Boston College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Florida State University and Boston College?▼
Florida State University leads on avg net price at $11,297 versus $41,704 at Boston College. 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