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Phoenix College vs San Francisco State University

Phoenix, AZ · San Francisco, CA · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair AZ:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE AZ × CA
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

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.

  • Phoenix College: average net price rose +45.0% from $8,091 (2013) to $11,728 (2023), r² 0.69.
  • San Francisco State University: net price ranged $11,658–$15,113 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -9.5% is not a trend (r² 0.00).
  • Phoenix College: enrollment shrank -32.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -389 students/yr fitted, r² 0.92.
  • San Francisco State University: enrollment shrank -20.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -513 students/yr fitted, r² 0.68.

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: Phoenix College vs San Francisco State University

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI San Francisco State University leads on 150%-time completion (50.3% vs 13.6% at Phoenix College)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Phoenix College leads on in-state tuition ($2,358 vs $7,950 at San Francisco State University)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Phoenix College leads on out-of-state tuition ($8,958 vs $20,550 at San Francisco State University)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Phoenix College and San Francisco State University?▼
San Francisco State University leads on 150%-time completion at 50.3% versus 13.6% at Phoenix College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Phoenix College and San Francisco State University?▼
Phoenix College leads on in-state tuition at $2,358 versus $7,950 at San Francisco State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Phoenix College and San Francisco State University?▼
Phoenix College leads on out-of-state tuition at $8,958 versus $20,550 at San Francisco 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); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025