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Colorado Media School vs Northern Arizona University

Denver, CO · Flagstaff, AZ · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair CO:AZ

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE CO × AZ
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-NET Largest gap · Avg Net Price

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.

  • Colorado Media School: average net price rose +79.5% from $17,035 (2013) to $30,582 (2023), r² 0.91.
  • Northern Arizona University: net price ranged $12,915–$15,533 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -0.6% is not a trend (r² 0.03).
  • Colorado Media School: enrollment shrank -75.9% over 2013–2023; fitted -11 students/yr fitted, r² 0.82.
  • Northern Arizona University: enrollment ranged 22,011–26,974 (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: Colorado Media School vs Northern Arizona University

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE Northern Arizona University leads on avg net price ($14,158 vs $30,514 at Colorado Media School)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Colorado Media School leads on median debt at graduation ($9,500 vs $19,000 at Northern Arizona University)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Northern Arizona University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (68.6% vs 35.2% at Colorado Media School)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between Colorado Media School and Northern Arizona University?▼
Northern Arizona University leads on avg net price at $14,158 versus $30,514 at Colorado Media School. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Colorado Media School and Northern Arizona University?▼
Colorado Media School leads on median debt at graduation at $9,500 versus $19,000 at Northern Arizona University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Colorado Media School and Northern Arizona University?▼
Northern Arizona University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 68.6% versus 35.2% at Colorado Media School. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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