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Kentucky State University vs College of Staten Island CUNY

Frankfort, KY · Staten Island, NY · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair KY:NY

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE KY × NY
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

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.

  • College of Staten Island CUNY: average net price fell -30.5% from $7,364 (2013) to $5,115 (2023), r² 0.53.
  • Kentucky State University: net price ranged $7,034–$12,299 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -27.6% is not a trend (r² 0.03).
  • Kentucky State University: enrollment ranged 1,226–2,131 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • College of Staten Island CUNY: enrollment shrank -27.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -381 students/yr fitted, r² 0.90.

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: Kentucky State University vs College of Staten Island CUNY

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA College of Staten Island CUNY leads on median debt at graduation ($14,350 vs $25,938 at Kentucky State University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 College of Staten Island CUNY leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($53,501 vs $36,382 at Kentucky State University)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE College of Staten Island CUNY leads on avg net price ($5,579 vs $8,040 at Kentucky State University)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Kentucky State University and College of Staten Island CUNY?▼
College of Staten Island CUNY leads on median debt at graduation at $14,350 versus $25,938 at Kentucky State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Kentucky State University and College of Staten Island CUNY?▼
College of Staten Island CUNY leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $53,501 versus $36,382 at Kentucky State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Kentucky State University and College of Staten Island CUNY?▼
College of Staten Island CUNY leads on avg net price at $5,579 versus $8,040 at Kentucky State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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