Academy of Art University vs University of Notre Dame

San Francisco, CA · Notre Dame, IN · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (6 yr)

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Pair CA:IN

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-EARN

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE CA × IN
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (6 yr)

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

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Academy of Art University: average net price rose +32.2% from $30,100 (2013) to $39,778 (2023), r² 0.73.
  • University of Notre Dame: net price ranged $27,823–$33,025 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -0.1% is not a trend (r² 0.09).
  • Academy of Art University: enrollment shrank -59.9% over 2013–2023; fitted -625 students/yr fitted, r² 0.99.
  • University of Notre Dame: enrollment grew +5.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +61 students/yr fitted, r² 0.89.

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: Academy of Art University vs University of Notre Dame

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of Notre Dame leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($86,210 vs $30,452 at Academy of Art University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of Notre Dame leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($99,980 vs $39,008 at Academy of Art University)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI University of Notre Dame leads on 150%-time completion (96.0% vs 37.9% at Academy of Art University)

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Median Earnings (6 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Academy of Art University and University of Notre Dame?
University of Notre Dame leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $86,210 versus $30,452 at Academy of Art University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Academy of Art University and University of Notre Dame?
University of Notre Dame leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $99,980 versus $39,008 at Academy of Art University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Academy of Art University and University of Notre Dame?
University of Notre Dame leads on 150%-time completion at 96.0% versus 37.9% at Academy of Art 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 earnings (6 yr) focus for this pair · 2025