East Central University vs University of Arkansas Grantham

Ada, OK · LIttle Rock, AR · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair OK:AR

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE OK × AR
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · Out-of-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.

  • East Central University: average net price rose +26.8% from $7,325 (2013) to $9,287 (2023), r² 0.50.
  • University of Arkansas Grantham: average net price fell -13.2% from $10,744 (2013) to $9,325 (2023), r² 0.49.
  • East Central University: enrollment shrank -42.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -147 students/yr fitted, r² 0.91.
  • 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: East Central University vs University of Arkansas Grantham

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of Arkansas Grantham leads on out-of-state tuition ($8,520 vs $17,842 at East Central University)
  2. RETENTION-RATE East Central University leads on retention rate (60.6% vs 30.3% at University of Arkansas Grantham)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 East Central University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($40,677 vs $26,870 at University of Arkansas Grantham)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between East Central University and University of Arkansas Grantham?
University of Arkansas Grantham leads on out-of-state tuition at $8,520 versus $17,842 at East Central University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On retention rate, who leads between East Central University and University of Arkansas Grantham?
East Central University leads on retention rate at 60.6% versus 30.3% at University of Arkansas Grantham. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between East Central University and University of Arkansas Grantham?
East Central University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $40,677 versus $26,870 at University of Arkansas Grantham. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); out-of-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025