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Criswell College vs Biola University

Dallas, TX · La Mirada, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair TX:CA

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-TUITION

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE TX × CA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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

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.

  • Criswell College: average net price fell -37.6% from $20,715 (2013) to $12,929 (2023), r² 0.70.
  • Biola University: net price ranged $27,161–$33,269 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -12.6% is not a trend (r² 0.37).
  • Criswell College: enrollment shrank -47.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -13 students/yr fitted, r² 0.94.
  • Biola University: enrollment shrank -21.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -99 students/yr fitted, r² 0.94.

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: Criswell College vs Biola University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Criswell College leads on in-state tuition ($15,750 vs $48,984 at Biola University)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Criswell College leads on out-of-state tuition ($15,750 vs $48,984 at Biola University)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Criswell College leads on avg net price ($21,630 vs $31,495 at Biola University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Criswell College and Biola University?▼
Criswell College leads on in-state tuition at $15,750 versus $48,984 at Biola University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Criswell College and Biola University?▼
Criswell College leads on out-of-state tuition at $15,750 versus $48,984 at Biola University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Criswell College and Biola University?▼
Criswell College leads on avg net price at $21,630 versus $31,495 at Biola University. 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