University of South Dakota vs College of Staten Island CUNY

Vermillion, SD · Staten Island, NY · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair SD:NY

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE SD × NY
  • 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

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • College of Staten Island CUNY: average net price fell -30.5% from $7,364 (2013) to $5,115 (2023), r² 0.53.
  • University of South Dakota: average net price rose +24.0% from $15,442 (2013) to $19,155 (2023), r² 0.93.
  • University of South Dakota: enrollment shrank -18.8% over 2013–2023; fitted -128 students/yr fitted, r² 0.88.
  • College of Staten Island CUNY: enrollment shrank -27.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -381 students/yr fitted, r² 0.90.

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 South Dakota vs College of Staten Island CUNY

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE College of Staten Island CUNY leads on avg net price ($5,579 vs $19,858 at University of South Dakota)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI University of South Dakota leads on 150%-time completion (60.6% vs 33.4% at College of Staten Island CUNY)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA College of Staten Island CUNY leads on median debt at graduation ($14,350 vs $23,592 at University of South Dakota)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between University of South Dakota and College of Staten Island CUNY?
College of Staten Island CUNY leads on avg net price at $5,579 versus $19,858 at University of South Dakota. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between University of South Dakota and College of Staten Island CUNY?
University of South Dakota leads on 150%-time completion at 60.6% versus 33.4% at College of Staten Island CUNY. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between University of South Dakota and College of Staten Island CUNY?
College of Staten Island CUNY leads on median debt at graduation at $14,350 versus $23,592 at University of South Dakota. 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