SUNY College at Potsdam vs University of Iowa

Potsdam, NY · Iowa City, IA · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair NY:IA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NY × IA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · Out-of-State Tuition

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.

  • University of Iowa: average net price rose +30.1% from $16,447 (2013) to $21,398 (2023), r² 0.75.
  • SUNY College at Potsdam: net price ranged $13,704–$15,445 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +1.3% is not a trend (r² 0.09).
  • SUNY College at Potsdam: acceptance rate eased +25.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.51).
  • University of Iowa: acceptance rate eased +5.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.58).

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 College at Potsdam vs University of Iowa

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI SUNY College at Potsdam leads on out-of-state tuition ($18,678 vs $33,371 at University of Iowa)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE SUNY College at Potsdam leads on avg net price ($13,624 vs $22,531 at University of Iowa)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI University of Iowa leads on 150%-time completion (73.9% vs 46.5% at SUNY College at Potsdam)

SUNY College at Potsdam profile · University of Iowa profile · Compare other colleges

Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between SUNY College at Potsdam and University of Iowa?
SUNY College at Potsdam leads on out-of-state tuition at $18,678 versus $33,371 at University of Iowa. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between SUNY College at Potsdam and University of Iowa?
SUNY College at Potsdam leads on avg net price at $13,624 versus $22,531 at University of Iowa. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between SUNY College at Potsdam and University of Iowa?
University of Iowa leads on 150%-time completion at 73.9% versus 46.5% at SUNY College at Potsdam. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); out-of-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025