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American Public University System vs George Mason University

Charles Town, WV · Fairfax, VA · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair WV:VA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE WV × VA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · Out-of-State Tuition

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Headcount surged on one side only

ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023

George Mason University posted a brisk directional enrollment rise over 2013–2023 while its peer's size series stays a range. Pair any cost snapshot with that asymmetry before treating the campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • George Mason University: enrollment grew +27.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +620 students/yr fitted, r² 0.93.
  • American Public University System: enrollment ranged 35,656–44,924 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • 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).
  • George Mason University: net price ranged $17,385–$21,048 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -0.1% is not a trend (r² 0.03).

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 George Mason University

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI American Public University System leads on out-of-state tuition ($8,400 vs $38,688 at George Mason University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE American Public University System leads on avg net price ($9,597 vs $17,915 at George Mason University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 George Mason University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($60,536 vs $32,917 at American Public University System)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between American Public University System and George Mason University?▼
American Public University System leads on out-of-state tuition at $8,400 versus $38,688 at George Mason University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between American Public University System and George Mason University?▼
American Public University System leads on avg net price at $9,597 versus $17,915 at George Mason University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between American Public University System and George Mason University?▼
George Mason University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $60,536 versus $32,917 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); out-of-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025