Northeastern University vs Medical University of South Carolina

Boston, MA · Charleston, SC · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair MA:SC

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE MA × SC
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • 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.

  • Medical University of South Carolina: enrollment ranged 205–334 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Northeastern University: enrollment grew +19.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +303 students/yr fitted, r² 0.84.

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: Northeastern University vs Medical University of South Carolina

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Medical University of South Carolina leads on median debt at graduation ($15,000 vs $24,250 at Northeastern University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Northeastern University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($92,538 vs $88,420 at Medical University of South Carolina)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Medical University of South Carolina leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (90.0% vs 86.7% at Northeastern University)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Northeastern University and Medical University of South Carolina?
Medical University of South Carolina leads on median debt at graduation at $15,000 versus $24,250 at Northeastern University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Northeastern University and Medical University of South Carolina?
Northeastern University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $92,538 versus $88,420 at Medical University of South Carolina. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Northeastern University and Medical University of South Carolina?
Medical University of South Carolina leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 90.0% versus 86.7% at Northeastern 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