Alexander Academy vs Fitchburg State University

Lunenburg, MA · Fitchburg, MA · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair MA:MA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · MA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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.

  • Fitchburg State University: average net price rose +20.1% from $12,849 (2013) to $15,432 (2023), r² 0.60.
  • Alexander Academy: net price ranged $18,050–$26,172 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +18.3% is not a trend (r² 0.30).
  • Alexander Academy: enrollment ranged 26–74 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Fitchburg State University: enrollment shrank -31.9% over 2013–2023; fitted -143 students/yr fitted, r² 0.83.

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: Alexander Academy vs Fitchburg State University

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Alexander Academy leads on median debt at graduation ($9,500 vs $24,239 at Fitchburg State University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Fitchburg State University leads on avg net price ($14,262 vs $32,061 at Alexander Academy)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Alexander Academy leads on 150%-time completion (62.0% vs 53.9% at Fitchburg State University)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Alexander Academy and Fitchburg State University?
Alexander Academy leads on median debt at graduation at $9,500 versus $24,239 at Fitchburg State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Alexander Academy and Fitchburg State University?
Fitchburg State University leads on avg net price at $14,262 versus $32,061 at Alexander Academy. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Alexander Academy and Fitchburg State University?
Alexander Academy leads on 150%-time completion at 62.0% versus 53.9% at Fitchburg 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); median debt at graduation focus for this pair · 2025