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Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro vs University of Arkansas Grantham

San Juan, PR · LIttle Rock, AR · largest Scorecard gap: retention rate

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Pair PR:AR

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE PR × AR
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · Retention Rate

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.

  • Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro: net price ranged $7,626–$12,502 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +13.4% is not a trend (r² 0.16).
  • University of Arkansas Grantham: average net price fell -13.2% from $10,744 (2013) to $9,325 (2023), r² 0.49.
  • Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro: enrollment shrank -60.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -436 students/yr fitted, r² 0.95.
  • University of Arkansas Grantham: enrollment shrank -66.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -732 students/yr fitted, r² 0.95.

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: Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro vs University of Arkansas Grantham

  1. RETENTION-RATE Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro leads on retention rate (76.4% vs 30.3% at University of Arkansas Grantham)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of Arkansas Grantham leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($63,496 vs $30,821 at Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro leads on median debt at graduation ($10,975 vs $21,956 at University of Arkansas Grantham)

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Retention Rate and other Scorecard questions

On retention rate, who leads between Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro and University of Arkansas Grantham?▼
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro leads on retention rate at 76.4% versus 30.3% at University of Arkansas Grantham. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro and University of Arkansas Grantham?▼
University of Arkansas Grantham leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $63,496 versus $30,821 at Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro and University of Arkansas Grantham?▼
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro leads on median debt at graduation at $10,975 versus $21,956 at University of Arkansas Grantham. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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