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Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans vs Vanderbilt University

New Orleans, LA · Nashville, TN · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair LA:TN

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · GAP-DEBT

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE LA × TN
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • 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.

  • Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans: enrollment ranged 843–921 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Vanderbilt University: enrollment grew +5.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +38 students/yr fitted, r² 0.82.

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: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans vs Vanderbilt University

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Vanderbilt University leads on median debt at graduation ($14,000 vs $19,500 at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Vanderbilt University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($91,565 vs $78,495 at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Vanderbilt University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (86.0% vs 84.5% at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans and Vanderbilt University?▼
Vanderbilt University leads on median debt at graduation at $14,000 versus $19,500 at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans and Vanderbilt University?▼
Vanderbilt University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $91,565 versus $78,495 at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans and Vanderbilt University?▼
Vanderbilt University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 86.0% versus 84.5% at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans. 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