Northwest Vista College vs University of Alaska Anchorage

San Antonio, TX · Anchorage, AK · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair TX:AK

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE TX × AK
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-NET Largest gap · Avg Net Price

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.

  • University of Alaska Anchorage: average net price rose +68.9% from $8,160 (2013) to $13,780 (2023), r² 0.43.
  • Northwest Vista College: net price ranged $4,243–$7,317 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +7.1% is not a trend (r² 0.09).
  • Northwest Vista College: enrollment ranged 12,378–13,872 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • University of Alaska Anchorage: enrollment shrank -47.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -725 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.

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: Northwest Vista College vs University of Alaska Anchorage

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE Northwest Vista College leads on avg net price ($4,525 vs $15,301 at University of Alaska Anchorage)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Northwest Vista College leads on in-state tuition ($3,412 vs $7,738 at University of Alaska Anchorage)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Northwest Vista College leads on median debt at graduation ($9,400 vs $20,210 at University of Alaska Anchorage)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between Northwest Vista College and University of Alaska Anchorage?
Northwest Vista College leads on avg net price at $4,525 versus $15,301 at University of Alaska Anchorage. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Northwest Vista College and University of Alaska Anchorage?
Northwest Vista College leads on in-state tuition at $3,412 versus $7,738 at University of Alaska Anchorage. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Northwest Vista College and University of Alaska Anchorage?
Northwest Vista College leads on median debt at graduation at $9,400 versus $20,210 at University of Alaska Anchorage. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); avg net price focus for this pair · 2025