William Rainey Harper College vs San Francisco State University

Palatine, IL · San Francisco, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair IL:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE IL × CA
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-State Tuition

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.

  • William Rainey Harper College: average net price fell -27.2% from $8,500 (2013) to $6,186 (2023), r² 0.89.
  • San Francisco State University: net price ranged $11,658–$15,113 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -9.5% is not a trend (r² 0.00).
  • William Rainey Harper College: enrollment shrank -21.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -300 students/yr fitted, r² 0.87.
  • San Francisco State University: enrollment shrank -20.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -513 students/yr fitted, r² 0.68.

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: William Rainey Harper College vs San Francisco State University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION William Rainey Harper College leads on in-state tuition ($3,894 vs $7,950 at San Francisco State University)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI William Rainey Harper College leads on out-of-state tuition ($11,874 vs $20,550 at San Francisco State University)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA William Rainey Harper College leads on median debt at graduation ($10,184 vs $15,371 at San Francisco State University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between William Rainey Harper College and San Francisco State University?▼
William Rainey Harper College leads on in-state tuition at $3,894 versus $7,950 at San Francisco State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between William Rainey Harper College and San Francisco State University?▼
William Rainey Harper College leads on out-of-state tuition at $11,874 versus $20,550 at San Francisco State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between William Rainey Harper College and San Francisco State University?▼
William Rainey Harper College leads on median debt at graduation at $10,184 versus $15,371 at San Francisco State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025