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Central New Mexico Community College vs Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Albuquerque, NM · Baton Rouge, LA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair NM:LA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NM × LA
  • 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 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.

  • Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College: average net price rose +72.4% from $11,610 (2013) to $20,015 (2023), r² 0.84.
  • Central New Mexico Community College: net price ranged $2,448–$4,066 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -12.8% is not a trend (r² 0.36).
  • Central New Mexico Community College: enrollment shrank -39.2% over 2013–2023; fitted -949 students/yr fitted, r² 0.96.
  • Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College: enrollment grew +21.7% over 2013–2023; fitted +417 students/yr fitted, r² 0.54.

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: Central New Mexico Community College vs Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Central New Mexico Community College leads on in-state tuition ($2,060 vs $11,954 at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Central New Mexico Community College leads on avg net price ($4,621 vs $19,151 at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Central New Mexico Community College leads on out-of-state tuition ($8,684 vs $28,631 at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Central New Mexico Community College and Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College?▼
Central New Mexico Community College leads on in-state tuition at $2,060 versus $11,954 at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Central New Mexico Community College and Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College?▼
Central New Mexico Community College leads on avg net price at $4,621 versus $19,151 at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Central New Mexico Community College and Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College?▼
Central New Mexico Community College leads on out-of-state tuition at $8,684 versus $28,631 at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. 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