Martin Luther College vs South Central College

New Ulm, MN · North Mankato, MN · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair MN:MN

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · MN
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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

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.

  • Martin Luther College: average net price rose +25.6% from $16,304 (2013) to $20,483 (2023), r² 0.83.
  • South Central College: average net price fell -9.6% from $11,410 (2013) to $10,314 (2023), r² 0.53.
  • Martin Luther College: enrollment ranged 697–803 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • South Central College: enrollment shrank -36.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -103 students/yr fitted, r² 0.94.

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: Martin Luther College vs South Central College

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION South Central College leads on in-state tuition ($6,146 vs $18,120 at Martin Luther College)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI South Central College leads on out-of-state tuition ($6,146 vs $18,120 at Martin Luther College)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Martin Luther College leads on 150%-time completion (71.5% vs 33.7% at South Central College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Martin Luther College and South Central College?
South Central College leads on in-state tuition at $6,146 versus $18,120 at Martin Luther College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Martin Luther College and South Central College?
South Central College leads on out-of-state tuition at $6,146 versus $18,120 at Martin Luther College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Martin Luther College and South Central College?
Martin Luther College leads on 150%-time completion at 71.5% versus 33.7% at South Central College. 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