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Francis Marion University vs Medical University of South Carolina

Florence, SC · Charleston, SC · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (6 yr)

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PUBLIC-PAIR · SAME-STATE · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · GAP-EARN

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · SC
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (6 yr)

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.

  • Medical University of South Carolina: enrollment ranged 205–334 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Francis Marion University: enrollment shrank -21.9% over 2013–2023; fitted -68 students/yr fitted, r² 0.91.

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: Francis Marion University vs Medical University of South Carolina

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Medical University of South Carolina leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($77,677 vs $36,304 at Francis Marion University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Medical University of South Carolina leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($88,420 vs $43,888 at Francis Marion University)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Medical University of South Carolina leads on median debt at graduation ($15,000 vs $27,000 at Francis Marion University)

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Median Earnings (6 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Francis Marion University and Medical University of South Carolina?▼
Medical University of South Carolina leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $77,677 versus $36,304 at Francis Marion University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Francis Marion University and Medical University of South Carolina?▼
Medical University of South Carolina leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $88,420 versus $43,888 at Francis Marion University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Francis Marion University and Medical University of South Carolina?▼
Medical University of South Carolina leads on median debt at graduation at $15,000 versus $27,000 at Francis Marion University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median earnings (6 yr) focus for this pair · 2025