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Kirkwood Community College vs North Dakota State College of Science

Cedar Rapids, IA · Wahpeton, ND · largest Scorecard gap: loan repayment rate (completers)

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Pair IA:ND

PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-FOCUS

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE IA × ND
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-FOCUS Largest gap · Loan Repayment Rate (Completers)

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.

  • Kirkwood Community College: average net price fell -15.3% from $11,081 (2013) to $9,388 (2023), r² 0.64.
  • North Dakota State College of Science: net price ranged $9,971–$11,811 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +8.3% is not a trend (r² 0.22).
  • Kirkwood Community College: enrollment shrank -30.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -304 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.
  • North Dakota State College of Science: enrollment shrank -18.2% over 2013–2023; fitted -45 students/yr fitted, r² 0.86.

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 · 1 tied metrics omitted. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Kirkwood Community College vs North Dakota State College of Science

  1. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT North Dakota State College of Science leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (82.9% vs 61.5% at Kirkwood Community College)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 North Dakota State College of Science leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($48,800 vs $37,525 at Kirkwood Community College)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI North Dakota State College of Science leads on 150%-time completion (52.3% vs 41.7% at Kirkwood Community College)

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Loan Repayment Rate (Completers) and other Scorecard questions

On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Kirkwood Community College and North Dakota State College of Science?▼
North Dakota State College of Science leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 82.9% versus 61.5% at Kirkwood Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Kirkwood Community College and North Dakota State College of Science?▼
North Dakota State College of Science leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $48,800 versus $37,525 at Kirkwood Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Kirkwood Community College and North Dakota State College of Science?▼
North Dakota State College of Science leads on 150%-time completion at 52.3% versus 41.7% at Kirkwood Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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