Kent State University at Kent vs Stony Brook University

Kent, OH · Stony Brook, NY · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair OH:NY

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE OH × NY
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-ACCEPT Largest gap · Acceptance Rate

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.

  • Stony Brook University: average net price rose +36.6% from $13,492 (2013) to $18,430 (2023), r² 0.90.
  • Kent State University at Kent: net price ranged $17,807–$19,614 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +1.9% is not a trend (r² 0.00).
  • Kent State University at Kent: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.51).
  • Stony Brook University: acceptance rate eased +24.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.87).

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: Kent State University at Kent vs Stony Brook University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Stony Brook University leads on acceptance rate (49.0% vs 86.3% at Kent State University at Kent)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Stony Brook University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($74,502 vs $45,388 at Kent State University at Kent)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Stony Brook University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($59,492 vs $40,179 at Kent State University at Kent)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Kent State University at Kent and Stony Brook University?▼
Stony Brook University leads on acceptance rate at 49.0% versus 86.3% at Kent State University at Kent. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Kent State University at Kent and Stony Brook University?▼
Stony Brook University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $74,502 versus $45,388 at Kent State University at Kent. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Kent State University at Kent and Stony Brook University?▼
Stony Brook University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $59,492 versus $40,179 at Kent State University at Kent. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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