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