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Luther Rice College & Seminary vs Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service

Lithonia, GA · Decatur, GA · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · SAME-STATE · NET-PAR · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · GAP-DEBT

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · GA
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • 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 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.

  • Luther Rice College & Seminary: average net price fell -80.2% from $19,921 (2013) to $3,935 (2023), r² 0.49.
  • Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service: net price ranged $11,545–$21,563 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +30.8% is not a trend (r² 0.03).
  • Luther Rice College & Seminary: enrollment shrank -61.8% over 2013–2023; fitted -33 students/yr fitted, r² 0.91.
  • Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service: enrollment grew +159.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +28 students/yr fitted, r² 0.76.

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: Luther Rice College & Seminary vs Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service leads on median debt at graduation ($16,417 vs $34,153 at Luther Rice College & Seminary)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Luther Rice College & Seminary leads on in-state tuition ($11,320 vs $20,950 at Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Luther Rice College & Seminary leads on out-of-state tuition ($11,320 vs $20,950 at Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Luther Rice College & Seminary and Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service?▼
Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service leads on median debt at graduation at $16,417 versus $34,153 at Luther Rice College & Seminary. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Luther Rice College & Seminary and Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service?▼
Luther Rice College & Seminary leads on in-state tuition at $11,320 versus $20,950 at Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Luther Rice College & Seminary and Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service?▼
Luther Rice College & Seminary leads on out-of-state tuition at $11,320 versus $20,950 at Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service. 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