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North Florida Cosmetology Institute vs Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL · Tallahassee, FL · largest Scorecard gap: loan repayment rate (completers)

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Pair FL:FL

MIXED-SECTOR · SAME-STATE · NET-PAR · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-FOCUS

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · FL
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-FOCUS Largest gap · Loan Repayment Rate (Completers)

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.

  • Florida State University: average net price fell -25.1% from $14,691 (2013) to $10,997 (2023), r² 0.73.
  • North Florida Cosmetology Institute: net price ranged $13,011–$20,404 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -10.9% is not a trend (r² 0.09).
  • North Florida Cosmetology Institute: enrollment shrank -58.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -7 students/yr fitted, r² 0.73.
  • Florida State University: enrollment ranged 31,812–33,368 (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 Florida Cosmetology Institute vs Florida State University

  1. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Florida State University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (69.0% vs 16.8% at North Florida Cosmetology Institute)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA North Florida Cosmetology Institute leads on median debt at graduation ($6,334 vs $18,000 at Florida State University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Florida State University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($61,675 vs $23,615 at North Florida Cosmetology Institute)

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Loan Repayment Rate (Completers) and other Scorecard questions

On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between North Florida Cosmetology Institute and Florida State University?▼
Florida State University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 69.0% versus 16.8% at North Florida Cosmetology Institute. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between North Florida Cosmetology Institute and Florida State University?▼
North Florida Cosmetology Institute leads on median debt at graduation at $6,334 versus $18,000 at Florida State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between North Florida Cosmetology Institute and Florida State University?▼
Florida State University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $61,675 versus $23,615 at North Florida Cosmetology Institute. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); loan repayment rate (completers) focus for this pair · 2025