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Lake Superior College vs Universal Spa Training Academy

Duluth, MN · Downers Grove, IL · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE MN × IL
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

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.

  • Universal Spa Training Academy: enrollment ranged 58–162 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Lake Superior College: enrollment shrank -38.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -141 students/yr fitted, r² 0.94.
  • Lake Superior College: average net price rose +14.4% from $14,026 (2013) to $16,050 (2023), r² 0.55.
  • Universal Spa Training Academy: average net price rose +102.8% from $10,133 (2013) to $20,547 (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: Lake Superior College vs Universal Spa Training Academy

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Universal Spa Training Academy leads on 150%-time completion (95.1% vs 39.9% at Lake Superior College)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Universal Spa Training Academy leads on median debt at graduation ($7,283 vs $12,775 at Lake Superior College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Lake Superior College leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($40,681 vs $23,567 at Universal Spa Training Academy)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Lake Superior College and Universal Spa Training Academy?▼
Universal Spa Training Academy leads on 150%-time completion at 95.1% versus 39.9% at Lake Superior College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Lake Superior College and Universal Spa Training Academy?▼
Universal Spa Training Academy leads on median debt at graduation at $7,283 versus $12,775 at Lake Superior College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Lake Superior College and Universal Spa Training Academy?▼
Lake Superior College leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $40,681 versus $23,567 at Universal Spa Training Academy. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025