Apollo Career Center vs Ferris State University

Lima, OH · Big Rapids, MI · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair OH:MI

PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-DEBT

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE OH × MI
  • 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 ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Ferris State University: enrollment shrank -36.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -519 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.
  • Apollo Career Center: enrollment ranged 365–610 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

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: Apollo Career Center vs Ferris State University

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Apollo Career Center leads on median debt at graduation ($8,107 vs $21,000 at Ferris State University)
  2. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Ferris State University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (72.2% vs 47.7% at Apollo Career Center)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Apollo Career Center leads on 150%-time completion (66.8% vs 47.4% at Ferris State University)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Apollo Career Center and Ferris State University?
Apollo Career Center leads on median debt at graduation at $8,107 versus $21,000 at Ferris State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Apollo Career Center and Ferris State University?
Ferris State University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 72.2% versus 47.7% at Apollo Career Center. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Apollo Career Center and Ferris State University?
Apollo Career Center leads on 150%-time completion at 66.8% versus 47.4% at Ferris 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