Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts vs Bellevue University

North Adams, MA · Bellevue, NE · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair MA:NE

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE MA × NE
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · Out-of-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.

  • Bellevue University: net price ranged $8,770–$28,345 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +40.8% is not a trend (r² 0.38).
  • Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts: average net price rose +27.5% from $14,837 (2013) to $18,920 (2023), r² 0.44.
  • Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts: enrollment shrank -49.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -84 students/yr fitted, r² 0.91.
  • Bellevue University: enrollment grew +70.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +510 students/yr fitted, r² 0.77.

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: Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts vs Bellevue University

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Bellevue University leads on out-of-state tuition ($9,903 vs $21,381 at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Bellevue University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($57,732 vs $36,803 at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts leads on 150%-time completion (52.2% vs 39.3% at Bellevue University)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and Bellevue University?
Bellevue University leads on out-of-state tuition at $9,903 versus $21,381 at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and Bellevue University?
Bellevue University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $57,732 versus $36,803 at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and Bellevue University?
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts leads on 150%-time completion at 52.2% versus 39.3% at Bellevue University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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