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Strayer University-District of Columbia vs California State University-East Bay

Washington, DC · Hayward, CA · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair DC:CA

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · GAP-DEBT

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE DC × CA
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • 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 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.

  • Strayer University-District of Columbia: enrollment shrank -64.5% over 2013–2023; fitted -58 students/yr fitted, r² 0.88.
  • California State University-East Bay: enrollment ranged 10,422–13,433 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

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: Strayer University-District of Columbia vs California State University-East Bay

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA California State University-East Bay leads on median debt at graduation ($16,544 vs $40,621 at Strayer University-District of Columbia)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION California State University-East Bay leads on in-state tuition ($7,583 vs $13,920 at Strayer University-District of Columbia)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 California State University-East Bay leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($71,401 vs $40,092 at Strayer University-District of Columbia)

Strayer University-District of Columbia profile · California State University-East Bay profile · Compare other colleges

Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Strayer University-District of Columbia and California State University-East Bay?▼
California State University-East Bay leads on median debt at graduation at $16,544 versus $40,621 at Strayer University-District of Columbia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Strayer University-District of Columbia and California State University-East Bay?▼
California State University-East Bay leads on in-state tuition at $7,583 versus $13,920 at Strayer University-District of Columbia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Strayer University-District of Columbia and California State University-East Bay?▼
California State University-East Bay leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $71,401 versus $40,092 at Strayer University-District of Columbia. 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