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New Mexico State University-Main Campus vs American Public University System

Las Cruces, NM · Charles Town, WV · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair NM:WV

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE NM × WV
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · Out-of-State Tuition

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.

  • New Mexico State University-Main Campus: enrollment shrank -10.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -139 students/yr fitted, r² 0.55.
  • American Public University System: enrollment ranged 35,656–44,924 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • New Mexico State University-Main Campus: net price ranged $6,747–$10,428 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -33.6% is not a trend (r² 0.25).
  • American Public University System: net price ranged $9,095–$11,262 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +0.1% is not a trend (r² 0.01).

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-Main Campus vs American Public University System

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI American Public University System leads on out-of-state tuition ($8,400 vs $25,307 at New Mexico State University-Main Campus)
  2. RETENTION-RATE American Public University System leads on retention rate (97.1% vs 73.4% at New Mexico State University-Main Campus)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA New Mexico State University-Main Campus leads on median debt at graduation ($17,095 vs $21,743 at American Public University System)

New Mexico State University-Main Campus profile · American Public University System profile · Compare other colleges

Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between New Mexico State University-Main Campus and American Public University System?▼
American Public University System leads on out-of-state tuition at $8,400 versus $25,307 at New Mexico State University-Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On retention rate, who leads between New Mexico State University-Main Campus and American Public University System?▼
American Public University System leads on retention rate at 97.1% versus 73.4% at New Mexico State University-Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between New Mexico State University-Main Campus and American Public University System?▼
New Mexico State University-Main Campus leads on median debt at graduation at $17,095 versus $21,743 at American Public University System. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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