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American Public University System vs Brigham Young University

Charles Town, WV · Provo, UT · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair WV:UT

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE WV × UT
  • 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.

  • Brigham Young University: average net price rose +10.8% from $13,070 (2013) to $14,487 (2023), r² 0.73.
  • American Public University System: net price ranged $9,095–$11,262 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +0.1% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • American Public University System: enrollment ranged 35,656–44,924 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Brigham Young University: enrollment grew +16.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +440 students/yr fitted, r² 0.64.

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: American Public University System vs Brigham Young University

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Brigham Young University leads on median debt at graduation ($11,069 vs $21,743 at American Public University System)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Brigham Young University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($58,450 vs $32,917 at American Public University System)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Brigham Young University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($75,790 vs $44,409 at American Public University System)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between American Public University System and Brigham Young University?▼
Brigham Young University leads on median debt at graduation at $11,069 versus $21,743 at American Public University System. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between American Public University System and Brigham Young University?▼
Brigham Young University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $58,450 versus $32,917 at American Public University System. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between American Public University System and Brigham Young University?▼
Brigham Young University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $75,790 versus $44,409 at American Public University System. 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