Athens State University vs Stanford University

Athens, AL · Stanford, CA · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (10 yr)

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Pair AL:CA

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · GAP-EARN

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE AL × CA
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • 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 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.

  • Athens State University: enrollment shrank -19.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -63 students/yr fitted, r² 0.99.
  • Stanford University: enrollment ranged 6,366–7,841 (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: Athens State University vs Stanford University

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Stanford University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($124,080 vs $50,273 at Athens State University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Stanford University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($102,887 vs $46,266 at Athens State University)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Stanford University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (91.6% vs 60.2% at Athens State University)

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Median Earnings (10 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Athens State University and Stanford University?
Stanford University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $124,080 versus $50,273 at Athens State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Athens State University and Stanford University?
Stanford University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $102,887 versus $46,266 at Athens State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Athens State University and Stanford University?
Stanford University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 91.6% versus 60.2% at Athens 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 earnings (10 yr) focus for this pair · 2025