Howard University vs Syracuse University

Washington, DC · Syracuse, NY · largest Scorecard gap: loan repayment rate (completers)

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Pair DC:NY

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE DC × NY
  • ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-FOCUS Largest gap · Loan Repayment Rate (Completers)

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Headcount surged on one side only

ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023

Howard University posted a brisk directional enrollment rise over 2013–2023 while its peer's size series stays a range. Pair any cost snapshot with that asymmetry before treating the campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Howard University: enrollment grew +40.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +303 students/yr fitted, r² 0.57.
  • Syracuse University: enrollment ranged 14,252–15,245 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Howard University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.09).
  • Syracuse University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.01).

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: Howard University vs Syracuse University

  1. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Syracuse University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (85.4% vs 44.8% at Howard University)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Howard University leads on in-state tuition ($35,810 vs $65,528 at Syracuse University)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Howard University leads on out-of-state tuition ($35,810 vs $65,528 at Syracuse University)

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Loan Repayment Rate (Completers) and other Scorecard questions

On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Howard University and Syracuse University?
Syracuse University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 85.4% versus 44.8% at Howard University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Howard University and Syracuse University?
Howard University leads on in-state tuition at $35,810 versus $65,528 at Syracuse University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Howard University and Syracuse University?
Howard University leads on out-of-state tuition at $35,810 versus $65,528 at Syracuse University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); loan repayment rate (completers) focus for this pair · 2025