North Arkansas College vs College of the Ozarks

Harrison, AR · Point Lookout, MO · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair AR:MO

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE AR × MO
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings 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.

  • North Arkansas College: average net price rose +147.8% from $4,094 (2013) to $10,146 (2023), r² 0.74.
  • College of the Ozarks: average net price fell -33.3% from $11,491 (2013) to $7,669 (2023), r² 0.56.
  • North Arkansas College: enrollment shrank -37.2% over 2013–2023; fitted -69 students/yr fitted, r² 0.91.
  • College of the Ozarks: enrollment ranged 1,415–1,548 (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: North Arkansas College vs College of the Ozarks

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION North Arkansas College leads on in-state tuition ($3,504 vs $22,320 at College of the Ozarks)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI North Arkansas College leads on out-of-state tuition ($5,592 vs $22,320 at College of the Ozarks)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI College of the Ozarks leads on 150%-time completion (62.4% vs 35.7% at North Arkansas College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between North Arkansas College and College of the Ozarks?
North Arkansas College leads on in-state tuition at $3,504 versus $22,320 at College of the Ozarks. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between North Arkansas College and College of the Ozarks?
North Arkansas College leads on out-of-state tuition at $5,592 versus $22,320 at College of the Ozarks. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between North Arkansas College and College of the Ozarks?
College of the Ozarks leads on 150%-time completion at 62.4% versus 35.7% at North Arkansas College. 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