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Austin Community College District vs Ferris State University

Austin, TX · Big Rapids, MI · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair TX:MI

PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-TUITION

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE TX × MI
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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 BOTH-NET-DOWN · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Average net price fell on both sides

BOTH-NET-DOWN · 2013–2023

Fitted net-price slopes at Austin Community College District and Ferris State University both decline over 2013–2023. Sticker tuition can still rise while the aided Title IV cohort average moves the other way, this board is about the aided average.

  • Austin Community College District: average net price fell -34.4% from $9,610 (2013) to $6,306 (2023), r² 0.83.
  • Ferris State University: average net price fell -12.9% from $14,010 (2013) to $12,202 (2023), r² 0.67.
  • Austin Community College District: enrollment shrank -20.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -795 students/yr fitted, r² 0.93.
  • Ferris State University: enrollment shrank -36.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -519 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.

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: Austin Community College District vs Ferris State University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Austin Community College District leads on in-state tuition ($2,550 vs $14,778 at Ferris State University)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Ferris State University leads on 150%-time completion (47.4% vs 19.1% at Austin Community College District)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Austin Community College District leads on median debt at graduation ($10,499 vs $21,000 at Ferris State University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Austin Community College District and Ferris State University?▼
Austin Community College District leads on in-state tuition at $2,550 versus $14,778 at Ferris State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Austin Community College District and Ferris State University?▼
Ferris State University leads on 150%-time completion at 47.4% versus 19.1% at Austin Community College District. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Austin Community College District and Ferris State University?▼
Austin Community College District leads on median debt at graduation at $10,499 versus $21,000 at Ferris 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); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025