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Minnesota State Community and Technical College vs Empire State University

Fergus Falls, MN · Saratoga Springs, NY · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair MN:NY

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MN × NY
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · Out-of-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

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.

  • Empire State University: average net price fell -18.5% from $13,680 (2013) to $11,147 (2023), r² 0.66.
  • Minnesota State Community and Technical College: net price ranged $10,470–$11,856 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -4.9% is not a trend (r² 0.07).
  • Minnesota State Community and Technical College: enrollment shrank -42.0% over 2013–2023; fitted -216 students/yr fitted, r² 0.99.
  • Empire State University: enrollment shrank -28.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -320 students/yr fitted, r² 0.95.

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: Minnesota State Community and Technical College vs Empire State University

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Minnesota State Community and Technical College leads on out-of-state tuition ($5,908 vs $17,558 at Empire State University)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Minnesota State Community and Technical College leads on median debt at graduation ($12,000 vs $18,730 at Empire State University)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Minnesota State Community and Technical College leads on 150%-time completion (46.5% vs 33.8% at Empire State University)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Minnesota State Community and Technical College and Empire State University?▼
Minnesota State Community and Technical College leads on out-of-state tuition at $5,908 versus $17,558 at Empire State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Minnesota State Community and Technical College and Empire State University?▼
Minnesota State Community and Technical College leads on median debt at graduation at $12,000 versus $18,730 at Empire State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Minnesota State Community and Technical College and Empire State University?▼
Minnesota State Community and Technical College leads on 150%-time completion at 46.5% versus 33.8% at Empire 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); out-of-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025