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Lawrence University vs The Salon Professional Academy-Appleton

Appleton, WI · Appleton, WI · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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MIXED-SECTOR · SAME-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-DEBT

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · WI
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • 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 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.

  • The Salon Professional Academy-Appleton: enrollment ranged 51–85 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Lawrence University: enrollment shrank -8.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -12 students/yr fitted, r² 0.58.
  • Lawrence University: net price ranged $21,238–$25,507 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -0.8% is not a trend (r² 0.36).
  • The Salon Professional Academy-Appleton: net price ranged $8,313–$12,243 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -11.3% is not a trend (r² 0.00).

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: Lawrence University vs The Salon Professional Academy-Appleton

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA The Salon Professional Academy-Appleton leads on median debt at graduation ($9,991 vs $26,000 at Lawrence University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Lawrence University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($55,789 vs $32,317 at The Salon Professional Academy-Appleton)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Lawrence University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($40,653 vs $25,461 at The Salon Professional Academy-Appleton)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Lawrence University and The Salon Professional Academy-Appleton?▼
The Salon Professional Academy-Appleton leads on median debt at graduation at $9,991 versus $26,000 at Lawrence University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Lawrence University and The Salon Professional Academy-Appleton?▼
Lawrence University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $55,789 versus $32,317 at The Salon Professional Academy-Appleton. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Lawrence University and The Salon Professional Academy-Appleton?▼
Lawrence University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $40,653 versus $25,461 at The Salon Professional Academy-Appleton. 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