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State University of New York at Cortland vs California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

Cortland, NY · San Luis Obispo, CA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NY × CA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-ACCEPT Largest gap · Acceptance Rate

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.

  • State University of New York at Cortland: average net price rose +10.9% from $17,996 (2013) to $19,951 (2023), r² 0.51.
  • California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo: net price ranged $15,624–$21,595 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -8.7% is not a trend (r² 0.03).
  • State University of New York at Cortland: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.27).
  • California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.01).

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: State University of New York at Cortland vs California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo leads on acceptance rate (31.3% vs 59.8% at State University of New York at Cortland)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI State University of New York at Cortland leads on out-of-state tuition ($18,784 vs $34,665 at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($72,358 vs $46,535 at State University of New York at Cortland)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between State University of New York at Cortland and California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo?▼
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo leads on acceptance rate at 31.3% versus 59.8% at State University of New York at Cortland. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between State University of New York at Cortland and California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo?▼
State University of New York at Cortland leads on out-of-state tuition at $18,784 versus $34,665 at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between State University of New York at Cortland and California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo?▼
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $72,358 versus $46,535 at State University of New York at Cortland. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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