Northern Arizona University vs Kean University

Flagstaff, AZ · Union, NJ · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair AZ:NJ

PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-PAR · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-TUITION

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE AZ × NJ
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · Out-of-State Tuition

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.

  • Kean University: enrollment shrank -9.5% over 2013–2023; fitted -144 students/yr fitted, r² 0.63.
  • Northern Arizona University: enrollment ranged 22,011–26,974 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Northern Arizona University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.00).
  • Kean University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.05).

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: Northern Arizona University vs Kean University

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Kean University leads on out-of-state tuition ($22,446 vs $29,881 at Northern Arizona University)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Northern Arizona University leads on 150%-time completion (59.0% vs 45.0% at Kean University)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Northern Arizona University leads on median debt at graduation ($19,000 vs $23,250 at Kean University)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Northern Arizona University and Kean University?
Kean University leads on out-of-state tuition at $22,446 versus $29,881 at Northern Arizona University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Northern Arizona University and Kean University?
Northern Arizona University leads on 150%-time completion at 59.0% versus 45.0% at Kean University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Northern Arizona University and Kean University?
Northern Arizona University leads on median debt at graduation at $19,000 versus $23,250 at Kean University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); out-of-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025