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Mid-Atlantic Christian University vs Biola University

Elizabeth City, NC · La Mirada, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair NC:CA

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-TUITION

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE NC × CA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • 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 ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Selectivity moved on only one side of this board

ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, one school's acceptance-rate series clears the r² ≥ 0.40 floor while the other does not. Read the directional claim as one-sided, then check the companion metric below.

  • Mid-Atlantic Christian University: acceptance rate eased +85.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.53).
  • Biola University: acceptance rate tightened -17.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.66).
  • Mid-Atlantic Christian University: enrollment ranged 125–205 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Biola University: enrollment shrank -21.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -99 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: Mid-Atlantic Christian University vs Biola University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Mid-Atlantic Christian University leads on in-state tuition ($17,280 vs $48,984 at Biola University)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Mid-Atlantic Christian University leads on out-of-state tuition ($17,280 vs $48,984 at Biola University)
  3. RETENTION-RATE Biola University leads on retention rate (83.9% vs 31.6% at Mid-Atlantic Christian University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Mid-Atlantic Christian University and Biola University?▼
Mid-Atlantic Christian University leads on in-state tuition at $17,280 versus $48,984 at Biola University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Mid-Atlantic Christian University and Biola University?▼
Mid-Atlantic Christian University leads on out-of-state tuition at $17,280 versus $48,984 at Biola University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On retention rate, who leads between Mid-Atlantic Christian University and Biola University?▼
Biola University leads on retention rate at 83.9% versus 31.6% at Mid-Atlantic Christian 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