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Maharishi International University vs Columbia Southern University

Fairfield, IA · Orange Beach, AL · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair IA:AL

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · NET-PAR · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-TUITION

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE IA × AL
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-State Tuition

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.

  • Columbia Southern University: average net price rose +48.5% from $10,084 (2013) to $14,975 (2023), r² 0.68.
  • Maharishi International University: net price ranged $12,441–$18,225 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +10.1% is not a trend (r² 0.03).
  • Maharishi International University: enrollment grew +144.9% over 2013–2023; fitted +45 students/yr fitted, r² 0.72.
  • Columbia Southern University: enrollment shrank -11.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -366 students/yr fitted, r² 0.64.

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: Maharishi International University vs Columbia Southern University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Columbia Southern University leads on in-state tuition ($6,760 vs $16,530 at Maharishi International University)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Columbia Southern University leads on out-of-state tuition ($6,760 vs $16,530 at Maharishi International University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Columbia Southern University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($63,534 vs $27,981 at Maharishi International University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Maharishi International University and Columbia Southern University?▼
Columbia Southern University leads on in-state tuition at $6,760 versus $16,530 at Maharishi International University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Maharishi International University and Columbia Southern University?▼
Columbia Southern University leads on out-of-state tuition at $6,760 versus $16,530 at Maharishi International University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Maharishi International University and Columbia Southern University?▼
Columbia Southern University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $63,534 versus $27,981 at Maharishi International University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025