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Northwestern State University of Louisiana vs George Mason University

Natchitoches, LA · Fairfax, VA · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair LA:VA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE LA × VA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • 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 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.

  • Northwestern State University of Louisiana: average net price rose +67.9% from $8,224 (2013) to $13,809 (2023), r² 0.78.
  • George Mason University: net price ranged $17,385–$21,048 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -0.1% is not a trend (r² 0.03).
  • Northwestern State University of Louisiana: acceptance rate eased +11.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.49).
  • George Mason University: acceptance rate eased +43.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.80).

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: Northwestern State University of Louisiana vs George Mason University

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Northwestern State University of Louisiana leads on out-of-state tuition ($19,652 vs $38,688 at George Mason University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 George Mason University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($76,343 vs $47,021 at Northwestern State University of Louisiana)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Northwestern State University of Louisiana leads on in-state tuition ($8,864 vs $14,220 at George Mason University)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Northwestern State University of Louisiana and George Mason University?▼
Northwestern State University of Louisiana leads on out-of-state tuition at $19,652 versus $38,688 at George Mason University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Northwestern State University of Louisiana and George Mason University?▼
George Mason University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $76,343 versus $47,021 at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Northwestern State University of Louisiana and George Mason University?▼
Northwestern State University of Louisiana leads on in-state tuition at $8,864 versus $14,220 at George Mason 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