Texas Christian University vs Syracuse University

Fort Worth, TX · Syracuse, NY · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair TX:NY

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-PAR · NET-PAR · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-DEBT

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE TX × NY
  • ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Headcount surged on one side only

ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023

Texas Christian University posted a brisk directional enrollment rise over 2013–2023 while its peer's size series stays a range. Pair any cost snapshot with that asymmetry before treating the campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Texas Christian University: enrollment grew +26.8% over 2013–2023; fitted +231 students/yr fitted, r² 0.94.
  • Syracuse University: enrollment ranged 14,252–15,245 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Texas Christian University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.11).
  • Syracuse University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.01).

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: Texas Christian University vs Syracuse University

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Texas Christian University leads on median debt at graduation ($21,500 vs $26,000 at Syracuse University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Syracuse University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($79,164 vs $68,424 at Texas Christian University)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Texas Christian University leads on in-state tuition ($61,740 vs $65,528 at Syracuse University)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Texas Christian University and Syracuse University?▼
Texas Christian University leads on median debt at graduation at $21,500 versus $26,000 at Syracuse University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Texas Christian University and Syracuse University?▼
Syracuse University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $79,164 versus $68,424 at Texas Christian University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Texas Christian University and Syracuse University?▼
Texas Christian University leads on in-state tuition at $61,740 versus $65,528 at Syracuse University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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