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Albion College vs Spring Arbor University

Albion, MI · Spring Arbor, MI · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair MI:MI

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · SAME-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-TUITION

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · MI
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • 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 ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Selectivity moved on only one side of this board

ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, one school's acceptance-rate series clears the r² ≥ 0.40 floor while the other does not. Read the directional claim as one-sided, then check the companion metric below.

  • Albion College: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.25).
  • Spring Arbor University: acceptance rate tightened -42.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.55).
  • Albion College: enrollment ranged 1,249–1,558 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Spring Arbor University: enrollment shrank -65.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -196 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: Albion College vs Spring Arbor University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Spring Arbor University leads on in-state tuition ($34,014 vs $56,950 at Albion College)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Spring Arbor University leads on out-of-state tuition ($34,014 vs $56,950 at Albion College)
  3. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Spring Arbor University leads on acceptance rate (51.5% vs 80.7% at Albion College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Albion College and Spring Arbor University?▼
Spring Arbor University leads on in-state tuition at $34,014 versus $56,950 at Albion College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Albion College and Spring Arbor University?▼
Spring Arbor University leads on out-of-state tuition at $34,014 versus $56,950 at Albion College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Albion College and Spring Arbor University?▼
Spring Arbor University leads on acceptance rate at 51.5% versus 80.7% at Albion College. 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