Francis Marion University vs SUNY Old Westbury

Florence, SC · Old Westbury, NY · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair SC:NY

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE SC × NY
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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 NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • SUNY Old Westbury: net price ranged $6,352–$11,703 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +15.1% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • Francis Marion University: average net price rose +11.1% from $12,104 (2013) to $13,451 (2023), r² 0.50.
  • Francis Marion University: acceptance rate eased +45.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.87).
  • SUNY Old Westbury: acceptance rate eased +45.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.45).

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: Francis Marion University vs SUNY Old Westbury

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA SUNY Old Westbury leads on median debt at graduation ($14,997 vs $27,000 at Francis Marion University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 SUNY Old Westbury leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($58,526 vs $43,888 at Francis Marion University)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION SUNY Old Westbury leads on in-state tuition ($8,422 vs $11,160 at Francis Marion University)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Francis Marion University and SUNY Old Westbury?▼
SUNY Old Westbury leads on median debt at graduation at $14,997 versus $27,000 at Francis Marion University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Francis Marion University and SUNY Old Westbury?▼
SUNY Old Westbury leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $58,526 versus $43,888 at Francis Marion University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Francis Marion University and SUNY Old Westbury?▼
SUNY Old Westbury leads on in-state tuition at $8,422 versus $11,160 at Francis Marion University. 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