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Pair MI:CA
MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-TUITION
- MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
- CROSS-STATE MI × CA
- ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
- NET-SPLIT Net-price split
- EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
- DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
- 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.
- Ferris State University: average net price fell -12.9% from $14,010 (2013) to $12,202 (2023), r² 0.67.
- Mount Saint Mary's University: net price ranged $25,009–$35,184 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -4.4% is not a trend (r² 0.16).
- Ferris State University: acceptance rate eased +6.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.50).
- Mount Saint Mary's University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.01).
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
Location
Type
Undergraduate Enrollment
In-State Tuition
Out-of-State Tuition
Avg Net Price
Median Earnings (10 yr)
Median Earnings (6 yr)
Acceptance Rate
Median Debt at Graduation
150%-Time Completion
Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.
| Metric | Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI | Mount Saint Mary's University Los Angeles, CA |
| Location | Big Rapids, MI | Los Angeles, CA |
| Type | Public | Private Nonprofit |
| Undergraduate Enrollment | 8,106 | 1,719 |
| In-State Tuition | $14,778 | $49,564 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $14,778 | $49,564 |
| Avg Net Price | $8,624 | $21,413 |
| Median Earnings (10 yr) | $54,735 | $72,379 |
| Median Earnings (6 yr) | $47,339 | $61,335 |
| Acceptance Rate | 91.4% | 73.1% |
| Median Debt at Graduation | $21,000 | $25,949 |
| 150%-Time Completion | 47.4% | 53.3% |
Rows ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side. College Scorecard.
Largest gaps: Ferris State University vs Mount Saint Mary's University
- IN-STATE-TUITION Ferris State University leads on in-state tuition ($14,778 vs $49,564 at Mount Saint Mary's University)
- OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Ferris State University leads on out-of-state tuition ($14,778 vs $49,564 at Mount Saint Mary's University)
- AVG-NET-PRICE Ferris State University leads on avg net price ($8,624 vs $21,413 at Mount Saint Mary's University)
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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions
On in-state tuition, who leads between Ferris State University and Mount Saint Mary's University?▼
Ferris State University leads on in-state tuition at $14,778 versus $49,564 at Mount Saint Mary's University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Ferris State University and Mount Saint Mary's University?▼
Ferris State University leads on out-of-state tuition at $14,778 versus $49,564 at Mount Saint Mary's University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Ferris State University and Mount Saint Mary's University?▼
Ferris State University leads on avg net price at $8,624 versus $21,413 at Mount Saint Mary's University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.