Hays Academy of Hair Design vs Fort Hays State University

Hays, KS · Hays, KS · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · KS
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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.

  • Fort Hays State University: average net price rose +19.7% from $11,268 (2013) to $13,493 (2023), r² 0.88.
  • Hays Academy of Hair Design: net price ranged $12,641–$15,145 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +13.9% is not a trend (r² 0.06).
  • Hays Academy of Hair Design: enrollment ranged 56–94 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Fort Hays State University: enrollment ranged 9,792–12,828 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

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: Hays Academy of Hair Design vs Fort Hays State University

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Hays Academy of Hair Design leads on median debt at graduation ($9,833 vs $21,000 at Fort Hays State University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Fort Hays State University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($48,928 vs $23,712 at Hays Academy of Hair Design)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Fort Hays State University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($44,428 vs $24,139 at Hays Academy of Hair Design)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Hays Academy of Hair Design and Fort Hays State University?
Hays Academy of Hair Design leads on median debt at graduation at $9,833 versus $21,000 at Fort Hays State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Hays Academy of Hair Design and Fort Hays State University?
Fort Hays State University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $48,928 versus $23,712 at Hays Academy of Hair Design. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Hays Academy of Hair Design and Fort Hays State University?
Fort Hays State University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $44,428 versus $24,139 at Hays Academy of Hair Design. 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