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Tennessee State University vs Columbia University in the City of New York

Nashville, TN · New York, NY · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-SPLIT · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-ACCEPT

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE TN × NY
  • ACCEPT-SPLIT Admission split
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-ACCEPT Largest gap · Acceptance Rate

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.

  • Columbia University in the City of New York: enrollment grew +11.7% over 2013–2023; fitted +92 students/yr fitted, r² 0.74.
  • Tennessee State University: enrollment ranged 5,707–7,346 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Tennessee State University: net price ranged $9,603–$12,494 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +4.4% is not a trend (r² 0.32).
  • Columbia University in the City of New York: net price ranged $12,836–$24,231 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -11.1% is not a trend (r² 0.09).

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: Tennessee State University vs Columbia University in the City of New York

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Columbia University in the City of New York leads on acceptance rate (4.0% vs 70.1% at Tennessee State University)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Tennessee State University leads on in-state tuition ($8,616 vs $71,845 at Columbia University in the City of New York)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Tennessee State University leads on out-of-state tuition ($22,416 vs $71,845 at Columbia University in the City of New York)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Tennessee State University and Columbia University in the City of New York?▼
Columbia University in the City of New York leads on acceptance rate at 4.0% versus 70.1% at Tennessee State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Tennessee State University and Columbia University in the City of New York?▼
Tennessee State University leads on in-state tuition at $8,616 versus $71,845 at Columbia University in the City of New York. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Tennessee State University and Columbia University in the City of New York?▼
Tennessee State University leads on out-of-state tuition at $22,416 versus $71,845 at Columbia University in the City of New York. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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