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Northern Illinois University vs CUNY Graduate School and University Center

Dekalb, IL · New York, NY · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair IL:NY

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE IL × NY
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • 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 RANGE-ONLY · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

No stable joint trend on the primary axis

RANGE-ONLY · 2013–2023

For Northern Illinois University vs CUNY Graduate School and University Center, the overlapping undergraduate enrollment path series over 2013–2023 does not clear a directional claim on both sides. What follows is the measured range, not a rise/fall headline.

  • CUNY Graduate School and University Center: enrollment grew +175.8% over 2013–2023; fitted +194 students/yr fitted, r² 0.98.
  • Northern Illinois University: enrollment shrank -28.5% over 2013–2023; fitted -480 students/yr fitted, r² 0.96.

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: Northern Illinois University vs CUNY Graduate School and University Center

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION CUNY Graduate School and University Center leads on in-state tuition ($7,235 vs $13,248 at Northern Illinois University)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA CUNY Graduate School and University Center leads on median debt at graduation ($12,584 vs $22,162 at Northern Illinois University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 CUNY Graduate School and University Center leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($68,616 vs $46,113 at Northern Illinois University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Northern Illinois University and CUNY Graduate School and University Center?▼
CUNY Graduate School and University Center leads on in-state tuition at $7,235 versus $13,248 at Northern Illinois University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Northern Illinois University and CUNY Graduate School and University Center?▼
CUNY Graduate School and University Center leads on median debt at graduation at $12,584 versus $22,162 at Northern Illinois University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Northern Illinois University and CUNY Graduate School and University Center?▼
CUNY Graduate School and University Center leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $68,616 versus $46,113 at Northern Illinois 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