Arkansas Tech University vs Valley City State University

Russellville, AR · Valley City, ND · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (10 yr)

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Pair AR:ND

PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-EARN

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE AR × ND
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (10 yr)

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.

  • Arkansas Tech University: average net price rose +33.3% from $9,128 (2013) to $12,171 (2023), r² 0.65.
  • Valley City State University: net price ranged $11,610–$13,613 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +16.7% is not a trend (r² 0.33).
  • Arkansas Tech University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.30).
  • Valley City State University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.30).

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: Arkansas Tech University vs Valley City State University

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Valley City State University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($52,725 vs $41,766 at Arkansas Tech University)
  2. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Valley City State University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (88.8% vs 71.4% at Arkansas Tech University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Valley City State University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($45,820 vs $37,638 at Arkansas Tech University)

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Median Earnings (10 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Arkansas Tech University and Valley City State University?▼
Valley City State University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $52,725 versus $41,766 at Arkansas Tech University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Arkansas Tech University and Valley City State University?▼
Valley City State University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 88.8% versus 71.4% at Arkansas Tech University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Arkansas Tech University and Valley City State University?▼
Valley City State University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $45,820 versus $37,638 at Arkansas Tech 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 earnings (10 yr) focus for this pair · 2025