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Northern Kentucky University vs College of Staten Island CUNY

Highland Heights, KY · Staten Island, NY · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair KY:NY

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE KY × NY
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

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.

  • College of Staten Island CUNY: average net price fell -30.5% from $7,364 (2013) to $5,115 (2023), r² 0.53.
  • Northern Kentucky University: net price ranged $6,087–$9,244 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -18.1% is not a trend (r² 0.33).
  • Northern Kentucky University: enrollment shrank -32.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -383 students/yr fitted, r² 0.99.
  • College of Staten Island CUNY: enrollment shrank -27.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -381 students/yr fitted, 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: Northern Kentucky University vs College of Staten Island CUNY

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA College of Staten Island CUNY leads on median debt at graduation ($14,350 vs $23,000 at Northern Kentucky University)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Northern Kentucky University leads on 150%-time completion (50.2% vs 33.4% at College of Staten Island CUNY)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION College of Staten Island CUNY leads on in-state tuition ($7,490 vs $11,088 at Northern Kentucky University)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Northern Kentucky University and College of Staten Island CUNY?▼
College of Staten Island CUNY leads on median debt at graduation at $14,350 versus $23,000 at Northern Kentucky University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Northern Kentucky University and College of Staten Island CUNY?▼
Northern Kentucky University leads on 150%-time completion at 50.2% versus 33.4% at College of Staten Island CUNY. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Northern Kentucky University and College of Staten Island CUNY?▼
College of Staten Island CUNY leads on in-state tuition at $7,490 versus $11,088 at Northern Kentucky University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median debt at graduation focus for this pair · 2025