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