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Lindenwood University vs The Salon Professional Academy-St Charles

Saint Charles, MO · St. Charles, MO · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · MO
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • 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

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.

  • Lindenwood University: average net price fell -14.0% from $21,538 (2013) to $18,516 (2023), r² 0.65.
  • The Salon Professional Academy-St Charles: net price ranged $12,227–$15,511 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +11.4% is not a trend (r² 0.20).
  • Lindenwood University: enrollment shrank -40.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -412 students/yr fitted, r² 0.93.
  • The Salon Professional Academy-St Charles: enrollment grew +17.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +8 students/yr fitted, r² 0.49.

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: Lindenwood University vs The Salon Professional Academy-St Charles

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA The Salon Professional Academy-St Charles leads on median debt at graduation ($8,589 vs $26,000 at Lindenwood University)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI The Salon Professional Academy-St Charles leads on 150%-time completion (88.0% vs 49.8% at Lindenwood University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Lindenwood University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($45,711 vs $26,030 at The Salon Professional Academy-St Charles)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Lindenwood University and The Salon Professional Academy-St Charles?▼
The Salon Professional Academy-St Charles leads on median debt at graduation at $8,589 versus $26,000 at Lindenwood University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Lindenwood University and The Salon Professional Academy-St Charles?▼
The Salon Professional Academy-St Charles leads on 150%-time completion at 88.0% versus 49.8% at Lindenwood University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Lindenwood University and The Salon Professional Academy-St Charles?▼
Lindenwood University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $45,711 versus $26,030 at The Salon Professional Academy-St Charles. 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