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State University of New York at New Paltz vs University of Southern California

New Paltz, NY · Los Angeles, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair NY:CA

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-SPLIT · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-TUITION

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE NY × CA
  • ACCEPT-SPLIT Admission split
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • 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 ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Selectivity moved on only one side of this board

ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, one school's acceptance-rate series clears the r² ≥ 0.40 floor while the other does not. Read the directional claim as one-sided, then check the companion metric below.

  • University of Southern California: acceptance rate tightened -49.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.80).
  • State University of New York at New Paltz: acceptance rate eased +34.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.56).
  • State University of New York at New Paltz: enrollment ranged 5,990–6,672 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • University of Southern California: enrollment grew +15.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +285 students/yr fitted, r² 0.94.

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 New Paltz vs University of Southern California

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION State University of New York at New Paltz leads on in-state tuition ($8,572 vs $72,097 at University of Southern California)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Southern California leads on acceptance rate (9.8% vs 61.6% at State University of New York at New Paltz)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI State University of New York at New Paltz leads on out-of-state tuition ($18,822 vs $72,097 at University of Southern California)

State University of New York at New Paltz profile · University of Southern California profile · Compare other colleges

In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between State University of New York at New Paltz and University of Southern California?▼
State University of New York at New Paltz leads on in-state tuition at $8,572 versus $72,097 at University of Southern California. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between State University of New York at New Paltz and University of Southern California?▼
University of Southern California leads on acceptance rate at 9.8% versus 61.6% at State University of New York at New Paltz. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between State University of New York at New Paltz and University of Southern California?▼
State University of New York at New Paltz leads on out-of-state tuition at $18,822 versus $72,097 at University of Southern California. 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