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SUNY Buffalo State University vs University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Buffalo, NY · Minneapolis, MN · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair NY:MN

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NY × MN
  • 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 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.

  • SUNY Buffalo State University: enrollment shrank -41.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -424 students/yr fitted, r² 0.94.
  • University of Minnesota-Twin Cities: enrollment ranged 30,135–31,535 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • SUNY Buffalo State University: acceptance rate eased +56.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.74).
  • University of Minnesota-Twin Cities: acceptance rate eased +73.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.90).

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 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI University of Minnesota-Twin Cities leads on 150%-time completion (85.0% vs 34.7% at SUNY Buffalo State University)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION SUNY Buffalo State University leads on in-state tuition ($8,533 vs $17,214 at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI SUNY Buffalo State University leads on out-of-state tuition ($19,653 vs $38,362 at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities)

SUNY Buffalo State University profile · University of Minnesota-Twin Cities profile · Compare other colleges

150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between SUNY Buffalo State University and University of Minnesota-Twin Cities?▼
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities leads on 150%-time completion at 85.0% versus 34.7% at SUNY Buffalo State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between SUNY Buffalo State University and University of Minnesota-Twin Cities?▼
SUNY Buffalo State University leads on in-state tuition at $8,533 versus $17,214 at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between SUNY Buffalo State University and University of Minnesota-Twin Cities?▼
SUNY Buffalo State University leads on out-of-state tuition at $19,653 versus $38,362 at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. 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