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Montclair State University vs Framingham State University

Montclair, NJ · Framingham, MA · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair NJ:MA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NJ × MA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • 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.

  • Montclair State University: average net price fell -29.1% from $19,960 (2013) to $14,159 (2023), r² 0.78.
  • Framingham State University: net price ranged $16,513–$20,355 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -4.9% is not a trend (r² 0.02).
  • Montclair State University: acceptance rate eased +33.8% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.86).
  • Framingham State University: acceptance rate eased +64.3% across 2013–2023 (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: Montclair State University vs Framingham State University

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Framingham State University leads on out-of-state tuition ($18,000 vs $26,022 at Montclair State University)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Framingham State University leads on in-state tuition ($11,920 vs $15,912 at Montclair State University)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Montclair State University leads on 150%-time completion (64.5% vs 48.7% at Framingham State University)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Montclair State University and Framingham State University?▼
Framingham State University leads on out-of-state tuition at $18,000 versus $26,022 at Montclair State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Montclair State University and Framingham State University?▼
Framingham State University leads on in-state tuition at $11,920 versus $15,912 at Montclair State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Montclair State University and Framingham State University?▼
Montclair State University leads on 150%-time completion at 64.5% versus 48.7% at Framingham 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