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New Mexico State University-Dona Ana vs Wharton County Junior College

Las Cruces, NM · Wharton, TX · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair NM:TX

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NM × TX
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

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.

  • New Mexico State University-Dona Ana: average net price fell -25.4% from $6,197 (2013) to $4,621 (2023), r² 0.45.
  • Wharton County Junior College: net price ranged $4,640–$5,620 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +6.0% is not a trend (r² 0.16).
  • New Mexico State University-Dona Ana: enrollment shrank -27.9% over 2013–2023; fitted -183 students/yr fitted, r² 0.93.
  • Wharton County Junior College: enrollment shrank -21.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -159 students/yr fitted, r² 0.69.

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: New Mexico State University-Dona Ana vs Wharton County Junior College

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Wharton County Junior College leads on median debt at graduation ($7,703 vs $17,095 at New Mexico State University-Dona Ana)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION New Mexico State University-Dona Ana leads on in-state tuition ($2,322 vs $3,192 at Wharton County Junior College)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Wharton County Junior College leads on 150%-time completion (23.5% vs 17.3% at New Mexico State University-Dona Ana)

New Mexico State University-Dona Ana profile · Wharton County Junior College profile · Compare other colleges

Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between New Mexico State University-Dona Ana and Wharton County Junior College?▼
Wharton County Junior College leads on median debt at graduation at $7,703 versus $17,095 at New Mexico State University-Dona Ana. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between New Mexico State University-Dona Ana and Wharton County Junior College?▼
New Mexico State University-Dona Ana leads on in-state tuition at $2,322 versus $3,192 at Wharton County Junior College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between New Mexico State University-Dona Ana and Wharton County Junior College?▼
Wharton County Junior College leads on 150%-time completion at 23.5% versus 17.3% at New Mexico State University-Dona Ana. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median debt at graduation focus for this pair · 2025