Texas Christian University vs Syracuse University

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

Scorecard match plate

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