National Park College vs Azusa Pacific University

Hot Springs, AR · Azusa, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair AR:CA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE AR × CA
  • 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 NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • National Park College: net price ranged $7,852–$11,442 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +31.7% is not a trend (r² 0.25).
  • Azusa Pacific University: average net price fell -30.6% from $28,516 (2013) to $19,798 (2023), r² 0.51.
  • National Park College: enrollment shrank -30.2% over 2013–2023; fitted -59 students/yr fitted, r² 0.83.
  • Azusa Pacific University: enrollment shrank -54.5% over 2013–2023; fitted -336 students/yr fitted, r² 0.92.

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 Park College vs Azusa Pacific University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION National Park College leads on in-state tuition ($5,600 vs $44,458 at Azusa Pacific University)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI National Park College leads on out-of-state tuition ($7,280 vs $44,458 at Azusa Pacific University)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA National Park College leads on median debt at graduation ($10,500 vs $23,219 at Azusa Pacific University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between National Park College and Azusa Pacific University?
National Park College leads on in-state tuition at $5,600 versus $44,458 at Azusa Pacific University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between National Park College and Azusa Pacific University?
National Park College leads on out-of-state tuition at $7,280 versus $44,458 at Azusa Pacific University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between National Park College and Azusa Pacific University?
National Park College leads on median debt at graduation at $10,500 versus $23,219 at Azusa Pacific 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