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