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SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry vs California State University-Bakersfield

Syracuse, NY · Bakersfield, CA · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-PAR · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · 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-GAP Completion gap
  • 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 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.

  • California State University-Bakersfield: net price ranged $5,318–$8,634 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -32.5% is not a trend (r² 0.05).
  • SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry: average net price rose +7.6% from $17,408 (2013) to $18,730 (2023), r² 0.50.
  • SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry: acceptance rate eased +64.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.80).
  • California State University-Bakersfield: acceptance rate eased +33.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.61).

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 of Environmental Science and Forestry vs California State University-Bakersfield

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE California State University-Bakersfield leads on avg net price ($5,652 vs $18,952 at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry leads on median debt at graduation ($11,000 vs $16,600 at California State University-Bakersfield)
  3. ACCEPTANCE-RATE SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry leads on acceptance rate (63.3% vs 93.8% at California State University-Bakersfield)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry and California State University-Bakersfield?▼
California State University-Bakersfield leads on avg net price at $5,652 versus $18,952 at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry and California State University-Bakersfield?▼
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry leads on median debt at graduation at $11,000 versus $16,600 at California State University-Bakersfield. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry and California State University-Bakersfield?▼
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry leads on acceptance rate at 63.3% versus 93.8% at California State University-Bakersfield. 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