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Mesalands Community College vs Bismarck State College

Tucumcari, NM · Bismarck, ND · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-TUITION

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NM × ND
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings 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.

  • Bismarck State College: average net price rose +35.5% from $7,915 (2013) to $10,725 (2023), r² 0.70.
  • Mesalands Community College: net price ranged $4,956–$11,508 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -12.4% is not a trend (r² 0.02).
  • Mesalands Community College: enrollment shrank -43.5% over 2013–2023; fitted -31 students/yr fitted, r² 0.56.
  • Bismarck State College: enrollment shrank -18.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -72 students/yr fitted, r² 0.95.

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: Mesalands Community College vs Bismarck State College

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Mesalands Community College leads on in-state tuition ($2,136 vs $5,247 at Bismarck State College)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Mesalands Community College leads on out-of-state tuition ($3,408 vs $7,331 at Bismarck State College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Bismarck State College leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($50,401 vs $27,639 at Mesalands Community College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Mesalands Community College and Bismarck State College?▼
Mesalands Community College leads on in-state tuition at $2,136 versus $5,247 at Bismarck State College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Mesalands Community College and Bismarck State College?▼
Mesalands Community College leads on out-of-state tuition at $3,408 versus $7,331 at Bismarck State College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Mesalands Community College and Bismarck State College?▼
Bismarck State College leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $50,401 versus $27,639 at Mesalands Community 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