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