Academy of Salon and Spa vs University of Arkansas-Fort Smith

Fort Smith, AR · Fort Smith, AR · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair AR:AR

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · AR
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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

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.

  • University of Arkansas-Fort Smith: average net price rose +46.5% from $6,891 (2013) to $10,097 (2023), r² 0.62.
  • Academy of Salon and Spa: net price ranged $10,054–$17,484 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -9.8% is not a trend (r² 0.10).
  • Academy of Salon and Spa: enrollment ranged 53–102 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • University of Arkansas-Fort Smith: enrollment shrank -36.5% over 2013–2023; fitted -239 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.

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 Salon and Spa vs University of Arkansas-Fort Smith

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Academy of Salon and Spa leads on median debt at graduation ($4,833 vs $18,250 at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of Arkansas-Fort Smith leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($41,102 vs $16,941 at Academy of Salon and Spa)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of Arkansas-Fort Smith leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($35,925 vs $17,132 at Academy of Salon and Spa)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Academy of Salon and Spa and University of Arkansas-Fort Smith?
Academy of Salon and Spa leads on median debt at graduation at $4,833 versus $18,250 at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Academy of Salon and Spa and University of Arkansas-Fort Smith?
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $41,102 versus $16,941 at Academy of Salon and Spa. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Academy of Salon and Spa and University of Arkansas-Fort Smith?
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $35,925 versus $17,132 at Academy of Salon and Spa. 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