SUNY Buffalo State University vs Texas Tech University

Buffalo, NY · Lubbock, TX · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair NY:TX

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NY × TX
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • 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.

  • Texas Tech University: average net price rose +30.3% from $15,403 (2013) to $20,071 (2023), r² 0.69.
  • SUNY Buffalo State University: net price ranged $9,945–$14,229 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +17.8% is not a trend (r² 0.14).
  • SUNY Buffalo State University: acceptance rate eased +56.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.74).
  • Texas Tech University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.37).

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: SUNY Buffalo State University vs Texas Tech University

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Texas Tech University leads on 150%-time completion (68.1% vs 34.7% at SUNY Buffalo State University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE SUNY Buffalo State University leads on avg net price ($11,346 vs $19,070 at Texas Tech University)
  3. RETENTION-RATE Texas Tech University leads on retention rate (85.0% vs 57.7% at SUNY Buffalo State University)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between SUNY Buffalo State University and Texas Tech University?
Texas Tech University leads on 150%-time completion at 68.1% versus 34.7% at SUNY Buffalo State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between SUNY Buffalo State University and Texas Tech University?
SUNY Buffalo State University leads on avg net price at $11,346 versus $19,070 at Texas Tech University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On retention rate, who leads between SUNY Buffalo State University and Texas Tech University?
Texas Tech University leads on retention rate at 85.0% versus 57.7% at SUNY Buffalo 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