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State University of New York at Oswego vs California State University-Fresno

Oswego, NY · Fresno, CA · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair NY:CA

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

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

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • State University of New York at Oswego: enrollment shrank -22.5% over 2013–2023; fitted -152 students/yr fitted, r² 0.81.
  • California State University-Fresno: enrollment ranged 19,911–22,334 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • State University of New York at Oswego: acceptance rate eased +65.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.82).
  • California State University-Fresno: acceptance rate eased +65.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.71).

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 Oswego vs California State University-Fresno

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE California State University-Fresno leads on avg net price ($7,000 vs $16,236 at State University of New York at Oswego)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA California State University-Fresno leads on median debt at graduation ($14,505 vs $20,880 at State University of New York at Oswego)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION California State University-Fresno leads on in-state tuition ($7,350 vs $8,825 at State University of New York at Oswego)

State University of New York at Oswego profile · California State University-Fresno profile · Compare other colleges

Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between State University of New York at Oswego and California State University-Fresno?▼
California State University-Fresno leads on avg net price at $7,000 versus $16,236 at State University of New York at Oswego. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between State University of New York at Oswego and California State University-Fresno?▼
California State University-Fresno leads on median debt at graduation at $14,505 versus $20,880 at State University of New York at Oswego. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between State University of New York at Oswego and California State University-Fresno?▼
California State University-Fresno leads on in-state tuition at $7,350 versus $8,825 at State University of New York at Oswego. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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