Nicholls State University vs SUNY Old Westbury

Thibodaux, LA · Old Westbury, NY · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair LA:NY

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE LA × NY
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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

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.

  • Nicholls State University: average net price rose +25.2% from $9,660 (2013) to $12,091 (2023), r² 0.69.
  • SUNY Old Westbury: net price ranged $6,352–$11,703 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +15.1% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • Nicholls State University: acceptance rate eased +10.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.57).
  • SUNY Old Westbury: acceptance rate eased +45.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.45).

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: Nicholls State University vs SUNY Old Westbury

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Nicholls State University leads on out-of-state tuition ($9,242 vs $18,842 at SUNY Old Westbury)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA SUNY Old Westbury leads on median debt at graduation ($14,997 vs $22,675 at Nicholls State University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 SUNY Old Westbury leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($58,526 vs $45,454 at Nicholls State University)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Nicholls State University and SUNY Old Westbury?
Nicholls State University leads on out-of-state tuition at $9,242 versus $18,842 at SUNY Old Westbury. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Nicholls State University and SUNY Old Westbury?
SUNY Old Westbury leads on median debt at graduation at $14,997 versus $22,675 at Nicholls State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Nicholls State University and SUNY Old Westbury?
SUNY Old Westbury leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $58,526 versus $45,454 at Nicholls 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