Capstone College vs Pacific Oaks College

Pasadena, CA · Pasadena, CA · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair CA:CA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · CA
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • 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 ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Headcount surged on one side only

ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023

Capstone College posted a brisk directional enrollment rise over 2013–2023 while its peer's size series stays a range. Pair any cost snapshot with that asymmetry before treating the campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Capstone College: enrollment grew +180.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +9 students/yr fitted, r² 0.49.
  • Pacific Oaks College: enrollment ranged 346–543 (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: Capstone College vs Pacific Oaks College

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Capstone College leads on median debt at graduation ($9,500 vs $29,105 at Pacific Oaks College)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Pacific Oaks College leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($52,485 vs $35,348 at Capstone College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Pacific Oaks College leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($47,962 vs $39,597 at Capstone College)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Capstone College and Pacific Oaks College?
Capstone College leads on median debt at graduation at $9,500 versus $29,105 at Pacific Oaks College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Capstone College and Pacific Oaks College?
Pacific Oaks College leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $52,485 versus $35,348 at Capstone College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Capstone College and Pacific Oaks College?
Pacific Oaks College leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $47,962 versus $39,597 at Capstone 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 debt at graduation focus for this pair · 2025