North-West College-Riverside vs La Sierra University

Riverside, CA · Riverside, CA · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair CA:CA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · CA
  • 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

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • North-West College-Riverside: average net price rose +46.0% from $19,935 (2013) to $29,106 (2023), r² 0.69.
  • La Sierra University: net price ranged $21,442–$26,217 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +15.6% is not a trend (r² 0.32).
  • North-West College-Riverside: enrollment ranged 347–680 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • La Sierra University: enrollment shrank -43.9% over 2013–2023; fitted -103 students/yr fitted, r² 0.95.

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-West College-Riverside vs La Sierra University

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA North-West College-Riverside leads on median debt at graduation ($9,500 vs $27,000 at La Sierra University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 La Sierra University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($61,824 vs $39,876 at North-West College-Riverside)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT La Sierra University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (61.2% vs 41.0% at North-West College-Riverside)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between North-West College-Riverside and La Sierra University?
North-West College-Riverside leads on median debt at graduation at $9,500 versus $27,000 at La Sierra University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between North-West College-Riverside and La Sierra University?
La Sierra University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $61,824 versus $39,876 at North-West College-Riverside. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between North-West College-Riverside and La Sierra University?
La Sierra University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 61.2% versus 41.0% at North-West College-Riverside. 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