University of Northern Iowa vs CUNY Queens College

Cedar Falls, IA · Queens, NY · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair IA:NY

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE IA × NY
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • 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 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.

  • University of Northern Iowa: enrollment shrank -25.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -300 students/yr fitted, r² 0.91.
  • CUNY Queens College: enrollment ranged 13,060–15,907 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • University of Northern Iowa: acceptance rate eased +13.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.46).
  • CUNY Queens College: acceptance rate eased +85.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.91).

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: University of Northern Iowa vs CUNY Queens College

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE CUNY Queens College leads on avg net price ($4,195 vs $15,901 at University of Northern Iowa)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA CUNY Queens College leads on median debt at graduation ($10,298 vs $19,691 at University of Northern Iowa)
  3. ACCEPTANCE-RATE CUNY Queens College leads on acceptance rate (64.3% vs 92.7% at University of Northern Iowa)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between University of Northern Iowa and CUNY Queens College?
CUNY Queens College leads on avg net price at $4,195 versus $15,901 at University of Northern Iowa. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between University of Northern Iowa and CUNY Queens College?
CUNY Queens College leads on median debt at graduation at $10,298 versus $19,691 at University of Northern Iowa. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Northern Iowa and CUNY Queens College?
CUNY Queens College leads on acceptance rate at 64.3% versus 92.7% at University of Northern Iowa. 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