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Northcentral University vs University of South Florida

San Diego, CA · Tampa, FL · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair CA:FL

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · GAP-DEBT

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE CA × FL
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • 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 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.

  • Northcentral University: enrollment ranged 70–250 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • University of South Florida: enrollment grew +19.5% over 2013–2023; fitted +804 students/yr fitted, r² 0.78.

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: Northcentral University vs University of South Florida

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Northcentral University leads on median debt at graduation ($12,500 vs $17,988 at University of South Florida)
  2. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT University of South Florida leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (65.5% vs 53.5% at Northcentral University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of South Florida leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($57,743 vs $48,414 at Northcentral University)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Northcentral University and University of South Florida?▼
Northcentral University leads on median debt at graduation at $12,500 versus $17,988 at University of South Florida. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Northcentral University and University of South Florida?▼
University of South Florida leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 65.5% versus 53.5% at Northcentral University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Northcentral University and University of South Florida?▼
University of South Florida leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $57,743 versus $48,414 at Northcentral University. 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