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Fortis Institute-Towson vs Universal Spa Training Academy

Towson, MD · Downers Grove, IL · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair MD:IL

FOR-PROFIT-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-OUTCOME

  • FOR-PROFIT-PAIR For-profit pair
  • CROSS-STATE MD × IL
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Universal Spa Training Academy: enrollment ranged 58–162 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Fortis Institute-Towson: enrollment shrank -50.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -27 students/yr fitted, r² 0.47.
  • Fortis Institute-Towson: average net price rose +44.2% from $17,574 (2013) to $25,346 (2023), r² 0.85.
  • Universal Spa Training Academy: average net price rose +102.8% from $10,133 (2013) to $20,547 (2023), 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 Institute-Towson vs Universal Spa Training Academy

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Universal Spa Training Academy leads on 150%-time completion (95.1% vs 41.1% at Fortis Institute-Towson)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Universal Spa Training Academy leads on median debt at graduation ($7,283 vs $12,547 at Fortis Institute-Towson)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Universal Spa Training Academy leads on avg net price ($21,965 vs $31,549 at Fortis Institute-Towson)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Fortis Institute-Towson and Universal Spa Training Academy?▼
Universal Spa Training Academy leads on 150%-time completion at 95.1% versus 41.1% at Fortis Institute-Towson. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Fortis Institute-Towson and Universal Spa Training Academy?▼
Universal Spa Training Academy leads on median debt at graduation at $7,283 versus $12,547 at Fortis Institute-Towson. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Fortis Institute-Towson and Universal Spa Training Academy?▼
Universal Spa Training Academy leads on avg net price at $21,965 versus $31,549 at Fortis Institute-Towson. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025