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Ashland University vs Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Ashland, OH · Baton Rouge, LA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair OH:LA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE OH × LA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-State Tuition

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.

  • Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College: average net price rose +72.4% from $11,610 (2013) to $20,015 (2023), r² 0.84.
  • Ashland University: net price ranged $20,111–$23,352 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -5.8% is not a trend (r² 0.11).
  • Ashland University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.01).
  • Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.41).

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: Ashland University vs Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College leads on in-state tuition ($11,954 vs $31,210 at Ashland University)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College leads on median debt at graduation ($20,500 vs $25,000 at Ashland University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($61,251 vs $52,928 at Ashland University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Ashland University and Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College?▼
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College leads on in-state tuition at $11,954 versus $31,210 at Ashland University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Ashland University and Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College?▼
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College leads on median debt at graduation at $20,500 versus $25,000 at Ashland University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Ashland University and Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College?▼
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $61,251 versus $52,928 at Ashland University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025