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New Mexico State University-Main Campus vs Seattle Central College

Las Cruces, NM · Seattle, WA · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair NM:WA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NM × WA
  • 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 ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Seattle Central College: enrollment ranged 2,412–3,879 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • New Mexico State University-Main Campus: enrollment shrank -10.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -139 students/yr fitted, r² 0.55.
  • New Mexico State University-Main Campus: net price ranged $6,747–$10,428 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -33.6% is not a trend (r² 0.25).
  • Seattle Central College: net price ranged $3,745–$6,612 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +17.9% is not a trend (r² 0.33).

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: New Mexico State University-Main Campus vs Seattle Central College

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Seattle Central College leads on out-of-state tuition ($5,745 vs $25,307 at New Mexico State University-Main Campus)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI New Mexico State University-Main Campus leads on 150%-time completion (53.8% vs 31.5% at Seattle Central College)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Seattle Central College leads on in-state tuition ($5,184 vs $8,183 at New Mexico State University-Main Campus)

New Mexico State University-Main Campus profile · Seattle Central College profile · Compare other colleges

Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between New Mexico State University-Main Campus and Seattle Central College?▼
Seattle Central College leads on out-of-state tuition at $5,745 versus $25,307 at New Mexico State University-Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between New Mexico State University-Main Campus and Seattle Central College?▼
New Mexico State University-Main Campus leads on 150%-time completion at 53.8% versus 31.5% at Seattle Central College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between New Mexico State University-Main Campus and Seattle Central College?▼
Seattle Central College leads on in-state tuition at $5,184 versus $8,183 at New Mexico State University-Main Campus. 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