Atlantic University vs Academy of Art University

Guaynabo, PR · San Francisco, CA · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair PR:CA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE PR × CA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-NET Largest gap · Avg Net Price

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.

  • Atlantic University: net price ranged $2,855–$6,305 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +108.2% is not a trend (r² 0.12).
  • Academy of Art University: average net price rose +32.2% from $30,100 (2013) to $39,778 (2023), r² 0.73.
  • Atlantic University: enrollment grew +11.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +15 students/yr fitted, r² 0.45.
  • Academy of Art University: enrollment shrank -59.9% over 2013–2023; fitted -625 students/yr fitted, r² 0.99.

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: Atlantic University vs Academy of Art University

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE Atlantic University leads on avg net price ($6,425 vs $40,613 at Academy of Art University)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Atlantic University leads on median debt at graduation ($5,457 vs $31,000 at Academy of Art University)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Atlantic University leads on in-state tuition ($8,280 vs $30,736 at Academy of Art University)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between Atlantic University and Academy of Art University?
Atlantic University leads on avg net price at $6,425 versus $40,613 at Academy of Art University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Atlantic University and Academy of Art University?
Atlantic University leads on median debt at graduation at $5,457 versus $31,000 at Academy of Art University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Atlantic University and Academy of Art University?
Atlantic University leads on in-state tuition at $8,280 versus $30,736 at Academy of Art University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); avg net price focus for this pair · 2025