National American University-Rapid City vs ECPI University

Rapid City, SD · Virginia Beach, VA · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair SD:VA

FOR-PROFIT-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-OUTCOME

  • FOR-PROFIT-PAIR For-profit pair
  • CROSS-STATE SD × VA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

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.

  • National American University-Rapid City: net price ranged $15,428–$23,855 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +20.4% is not a trend (r² 0.24).
  • ECPI University: average net price rose +10.6% from $18,516 (2013) to $20,473 (2023), r² 0.61.
  • National American University-Rapid City: enrollment shrank -56.5% over 2013–2023; fitted -86 students/yr fitted, r² 0.80.
  • ECPI University: enrollment ranged 10,241–13,869 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

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: National American University-Rapid City vs ECPI University

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI ECPI University leads on 150%-time completion (43.5% vs 19.6% at National American University-Rapid City)
  2. RETENTION-RATE ECPI University leads on retention rate (56.5% vs 33.3% at National American University-Rapid City)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA ECPI University leads on median debt at graduation ($20,000 vs $29,020 at National American University-Rapid City)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between National American University-Rapid City and ECPI University?
ECPI University leads on 150%-time completion at 43.5% versus 19.6% at National American University-Rapid City. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On retention rate, who leads between National American University-Rapid City and ECPI University?
ECPI University leads on retention rate at 56.5% versus 33.3% at National American University-Rapid City. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between National American University-Rapid City and ECPI University?
ECPI University leads on median debt at graduation at $20,000 versus $29,020 at National American University-Rapid City. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025