Lone Star College System vs Monroe University

The Woodlands, TX · Bronx, NY · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair TX:NY

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-PAR · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-TUITION

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE TX × NY
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-State Tuition

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.

  • Lone Star College System: average net price rose +51.8% from $6,141 (2013) to $9,322 (2023), r² 0.86.
  • Monroe University: net price ranged $9,404–$13,148 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -6.7% is not a trend (r² 0.10).
  • Lone Star College System: enrollment shrank -15.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -1,320 students/yr fitted, r² 0.73.
  • Monroe University: enrollment shrank -11.8% over 2013–2023; fitted -64 students/yr fitted, r² 0.41.

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: Lone Star College System vs Monroe University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Lone Star College System leads on in-state tuition ($3,330 vs $18,464 at Monroe University)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Monroe University leads on 150%-time completion (57.0% vs 19.8% at Lone Star College System)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Lone Star College System leads on median debt at graduation ($8,600 vs $18,818 at Monroe University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Lone Star College System and Monroe University?
Lone Star College System leads on in-state tuition at $3,330 versus $18,464 at Monroe University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Lone Star College System and Monroe University?
Monroe University leads on 150%-time completion at 57.0% versus 19.8% at Lone Star College System. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Lone Star College System and Monroe University?
Lone Star College System leads on median debt at graduation at $8,600 versus $18,818 at Monroe University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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