Clark State College vs University of Arkansas Grantham

Springfield, OH · LIttle Rock, AR · largest Scorecard gap: retention rate

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Pair OH:AR

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE OH × AR
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · Retention Rate

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

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • Clark State College: average net price rose +28.9% from $6,684 (2013) to $8,615 (2023), r² 0.44.
  • University of Arkansas Grantham: average net price fell -13.2% from $10,744 (2013) to $9,325 (2023), r² 0.49.
  • Clark State College: enrollment shrank -35.0% over 2013–2023; fitted -192 students/yr fitted, r² 0.98.
  • University of Arkansas Grantham: enrollment shrank -66.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -732 students/yr fitted, r² 0.95.

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: Clark State College vs University of Arkansas Grantham

  1. RETENTION-RATE Clark State College leads on retention rate (100.0% vs 30.3% at University of Arkansas Grantham)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Clark State College leads on in-state tuition ($4,393 vs $8,520 at University of Arkansas Grantham)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of Arkansas Grantham leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($63,496 vs $39,584 at Clark State College)

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Retention Rate and other Scorecard questions

On retention rate, who leads between Clark State College and University of Arkansas Grantham?
Clark State College leads on retention rate at 100.0% versus 30.3% at University of Arkansas Grantham. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Clark State College and University of Arkansas Grantham?
Clark State College leads on in-state tuition at $4,393 versus $8,520 at University of Arkansas Grantham. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Clark State College and University of Arkansas Grantham?
University of Arkansas Grantham leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $63,496 versus $39,584 at Clark 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); retention rate focus for this pair · 2025