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Nova Southeastern University vs Pacific University

Fort Lauderdale, FL · Forest Grove, OR · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair FL:OR

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE FL × OR
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-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.

  • Pacific University: average net price rose +27.4% from $27,742 (2013) to $35,350 (2023), r² 0.88.
  • Nova Southeastern University: net price ranged $23,765–$31,303 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +11.8% is not a trend (r² 0.21).
  • Nova Southeastern University: acceptance rate eased +26.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.56).
  • Pacific University: acceptance rate eased +6.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.67).

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: Nova Southeastern University vs Pacific University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Nova Southeastern University leads on in-state tuition ($38,700 vs $56,374 at Pacific University)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Nova Southeastern University leads on out-of-state tuition ($38,700 vs $56,374 at Pacific University)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Pacific University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (84.8% vs 61.5% at Nova Southeastern University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Nova Southeastern University and Pacific University?▼
Nova Southeastern University leads on in-state tuition at $38,700 versus $56,374 at Pacific University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Nova Southeastern University and Pacific University?▼
Nova Southeastern University leads on out-of-state tuition at $38,700 versus $56,374 at Pacific University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Nova Southeastern University and Pacific University?▼
Pacific University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 84.8% versus 61.5% at Nova Southeastern University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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