Blue Cliff College-Lafayette vs University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Lafayette, LA · Lafayette, LA · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair LA:LA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · LA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

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.

  • University of Louisiana at Lafayette: average net price rose +66.5% from $8,478 (2013) to $14,118 (2023), r² 0.89.
  • Blue Cliff College-Lafayette: net price ranged $11,695–$22,923 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -16.4% is not a trend (r² 0.08).
  • Blue Cliff College-Lafayette: enrollment shrank -44.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -8 students/yr fitted, r² 0.41.
  • University of Louisiana at Lafayette: enrollment shrank -14.0% over 2013–2023; fitted -305 students/yr fitted, r² 0.78.

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: Blue Cliff College-Lafayette vs University of Louisiana at Lafayette

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Blue Cliff College-Lafayette leads on median debt at graduation ($9,500 vs $22,902 at University of Louisiana at Lafayette)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of Louisiana at Lafayette leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($47,089 vs $22,177 at Blue Cliff College-Lafayette)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of Louisiana at Lafayette leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($42,668 vs $20,197 at Blue Cliff College-Lafayette)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Blue Cliff College-Lafayette and University of Louisiana at Lafayette?
Blue Cliff College-Lafayette leads on median debt at graduation at $9,500 versus $22,902 at University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Blue Cliff College-Lafayette and University of Louisiana at Lafayette?
University of Louisiana at Lafayette leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $47,089 versus $22,177 at Blue Cliff College-Lafayette. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Blue Cliff College-Lafayette and University of Louisiana at Lafayette?
University of Louisiana at Lafayette leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $42,668 versus $20,197 at Blue Cliff College-Lafayette. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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