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National American University-Rapid City vs University of Pennsylvania

Rapid City, SD · Philadelphia, PA · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair SD:PA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE SD × PA
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • 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 ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • National American University-Rapid City: enrollment shrank -56.5% over 2013–2023; fitted -86 students/yr fitted, r² 0.80.
  • University of Pennsylvania: enrollment ranged 10,507–10,774 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • 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).
  • University of Pennsylvania: net price ranged $14,851–$31,229 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +36.1% is not a trend (r² 0.03).

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 University of Pennsylvania

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI University of Pennsylvania leads on 150%-time completion (96.7% vs 19.6% at National American University-Rapid City)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION National American University-Rapid City leads on in-state tuition ($16,065 vs $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI National American University-Rapid City leads on out-of-state tuition ($16,065 vs $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between National American University-Rapid City and University of Pennsylvania?▼
University of Pennsylvania leads on 150%-time completion at 96.7% versus 19.6% at National American University-Rapid City. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between National American University-Rapid City and University of Pennsylvania?▼
National American University-Rapid City leads on in-state tuition at $16,065 versus $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between National American University-Rapid City and University of Pennsylvania?▼
National American University-Rapid City leads on out-of-state tuition at $16,065 versus $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania. 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