Fresno City College vs San Francisco State University

Fresno, CA · San Francisco, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair CA:CA

PUBLIC-PAIR · SAME-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-TUITION

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · CA
  • 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 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.

  • Fresno City College: average net price fell -65.5% from $4,924 (2013) to $1,699 (2023), r² 0.40.
  • San Francisco State University: net price ranged $11,658–$15,113 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -9.5% is not a trend (r² 0.00).
  • Fresno City College: enrollment ranged 15,554–21,234 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • San Francisco State University: enrollment shrank -20.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -513 students/yr fitted, r² 0.68.

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: Fresno City College vs San Francisco State University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Fresno City College leads on in-state tuition ($1,334 vs $7,950 at San Francisco State University)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Fresno City College leads on median debt at graduation ($4,058 vs $15,371 at San Francisco State University)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI San Francisco State University leads on 150%-time completion (50.3% vs 23.5% at Fresno City College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Fresno City College and San Francisco State University?
Fresno City College leads on in-state tuition at $1,334 versus $7,950 at San Francisco State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Fresno City College and San Francisco State University?
Fresno City College leads on median debt at graduation at $4,058 versus $15,371 at San Francisco State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Fresno City College and San Francisco State University?
San Francisco State University leads on 150%-time completion at 50.3% versus 23.5% at Fresno City 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