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Lackawanna College vs Columbia Southern University

Scranton, PA · Orange Beach, AL · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair PA:AL

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE PA × AL
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-State Tuition

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

Decade path · College Scorecard

No stable joint trend on the primary axis

RANGE-ONLY · 2013–2023

For Lackawanna College vs Columbia Southern University, the overlapping average net-price path series over 2013–2023 does not clear a directional claim on both sides. What follows is the measured range, not a rise/fall headline.

  • Columbia Southern University: average net price rose +48.5% from $10,084 (2013) to $14,975 (2023), r² 0.68.
  • Lackawanna College: average net price rose +41.9% from $14,977 (2013) to $21,248 (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: Lackawanna College vs Columbia Southern University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Columbia Southern University leads on in-state tuition ($6,760 vs $18,400 at Lackawanna College)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Columbia Southern University leads on out-of-state tuition ($6,760 vs $18,400 at Lackawanna College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Columbia Southern University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($55,140 vs $35,500 at Lackawanna College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Lackawanna College and Columbia Southern University?▼
Columbia Southern University leads on in-state tuition at $6,760 versus $18,400 at Lackawanna College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Lackawanna College and Columbia Southern University?▼
Columbia Southern University leads on out-of-state tuition at $6,760 versus $18,400 at Lackawanna College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Lackawanna College and Columbia Southern University?▼
Columbia Southern University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $55,140 versus $35,500 at Lackawanna College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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