Larry's Barber College vs Chicago State University

Chicago, IL · Chicago, IL · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair IL:IL

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · IL
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • 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.

  • Larry's Barber College: average net price rose +26.6% from $9,234 (2013) to $11,692 (2023), r² 0.51.
  • Chicago State University: net price ranged $6,916–$13,016 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -2.3% is not a trend (r² 0.21).
  • Larry's Barber College: enrollment ranged 16–143 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Chicago State University: enrollment shrank -67.2% over 2013–2023; fitted -288 students/yr fitted, r² 0.85.

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: Larry's Barber College vs Chicago State University

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Larry's Barber College leads on median debt at graduation ($3,945 vs $30,625 at Chicago State University)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Larry's Barber College leads on 150%-time completion (63.2% vs 16.2% at Chicago State University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Chicago State University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($33,805 vs $11,598 at Larry's Barber College)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Larry's Barber College and Chicago State University?▼
Larry's Barber College leads on median debt at graduation at $3,945 versus $30,625 at Chicago State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Larry's Barber College and Chicago State University?▼
Larry's Barber College leads on 150%-time completion at 63.2% versus 16.2% at Chicago State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Larry's Barber College and Chicago State University?▼
Chicago State University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $33,805 versus $11,598 at Larry's Barber College. 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