Western New Mexico University vs College of Staten Island CUNY

Silver City, NM · Staten Island, NY · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair NM:NY

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NM × NY
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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 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.
  • Western New Mexico University: net price ranged $7,912–$14,023 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -20.6% is not a trend (r² 0.00).
  • Western New Mexico University: enrollment ranged 1,528–2,166 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • 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: Western New Mexico University vs College of Staten Island CUNY

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA College of Staten Island CUNY leads on median debt at graduation ($14,350 vs $23,000 at Western New Mexico University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE College of Staten Island CUNY leads on avg net price ($5,579 vs $8,522 at Western New Mexico University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 College of Staten Island CUNY leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($53,501 vs $39,095 at Western New Mexico University)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Western New Mexico University and College of Staten Island CUNY?
College of Staten Island CUNY leads on median debt at graduation at $14,350 versus $23,000 at Western New Mexico University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Western New Mexico University and College of Staten Island CUNY?
College of Staten Island CUNY leads on avg net price at $5,579 versus $8,522 at Western New Mexico University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Western New Mexico University and College of Staten Island CUNY?
College of Staten Island CUNY leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $53,501 versus $39,095 at Western New Mexico 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