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Bismarck State College vs The Hair Academy

Bismarck, ND · Bismarck, ND · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (6 yr)

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · ND
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (6 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.

  • Bismarck State College: average net price rose +35.5% from $7,915 (2013) to $10,725 (2023), r² 0.70.
  • The Hair Academy: net price ranged $10,523–$16,796 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +33.6% is not a trend (r² 0.14).
  • Bismarck State College: enrollment shrank -18.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -72 students/yr fitted, r² 0.95.
  • The Hair Academy: enrollment ranged 42–71 (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: Bismarck State College vs The Hair Academy

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Bismarck State College leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($50,401 vs $28,950 at The Hair Academy)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Bismarck State College leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($54,277 vs $31,370 at The Hair Academy)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI The Hair Academy leads on 150%-time completion (78.4% vs 47.6% at Bismarck State College)

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Median Earnings (6 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Bismarck State College and The Hair Academy?▼
Bismarck State College leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $50,401 versus $28,950 at The Hair Academy. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Bismarck State College and The Hair Academy?▼
Bismarck State College leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $54,277 versus $31,370 at The Hair Academy. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Bismarck State College and The Hair Academy?▼
The Hair Academy leads on 150%-time completion at 78.4% versus 47.6% at Bismarck State College. 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 (6 yr) focus for this pair · 2025