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Fortis College vs University of South Alabama

Mobile, AL · Mobile, AL · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair AL:AL

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · AL
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

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.

  • Fortis College: net price ranged $10,808–$66,587 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +95.8% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • University of South Alabama: average net price rose +16.2% from $13,027 (2013) to $15,142 (2023), r² 0.59.
  • Fortis College: enrollment ranged 232–434 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • University of South Alabama: enrollment shrank -22.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -363 students/yr fitted, r² 0.88.

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: Fortis College vs University of South Alabama

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Fortis College leads on median debt at graduation ($9,500 vs $24,929 at University of South Alabama)
  2. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT University of South Alabama leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (63.2% vs 26.5% at Fortis College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of South Alabama leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($49,379 vs $26,652 at Fortis College)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Fortis College and University of South Alabama?▼
Fortis College leads on median debt at graduation at $9,500 versus $24,929 at University of South Alabama. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Fortis College and University of South Alabama?▼
University of South Alabama leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 63.2% versus 26.5% at Fortis College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Fortis College and University of South Alabama?▼
University of South Alabama leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $49,379 versus $26,652 at Fortis College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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