Olivet Nazarene University vs Columbus State University

Bourbonnais, IL · Columbus, GA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair IL:GA

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-TUITION

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE IL × GA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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 ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Selectivity moved on only one side of this board

ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, one school's acceptance-rate series clears the r² ≥ 0.40 floor while the other does not. Read the directional claim as one-sided, then check the companion metric below.

  • Columbus State University: acceptance rate eased +79.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.81).
  • Olivet Nazarene University: acceptance rate tightened -18.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.65).
  • Olivet Nazarene University: enrollment shrank -25.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -111 students/yr fitted, r² 0.87.
  • Columbus State University: enrollment shrank -19.2% over 2013–2023; fitted -123 students/yr fitted, r² 0.87.

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: Olivet Nazarene University vs Columbus State University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Columbus State University leads on in-state tuition ($5,898 vs $38,900 at Olivet Nazarene University)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Columbus State University leads on out-of-state tuition ($17,610 vs $38,900 at Olivet Nazarene University)
  3. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Olivet Nazarene University leads on acceptance rate (55.9% vs 99.1% at Columbus State University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Olivet Nazarene University and Columbus State University?
Columbus State University leads on in-state tuition at $5,898 versus $38,900 at Olivet Nazarene University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Olivet Nazarene University and Columbus State University?
Columbus State University leads on out-of-state tuition at $17,610 versus $38,900 at Olivet Nazarene University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Olivet Nazarene University and Columbus State University?
Olivet Nazarene University leads on acceptance rate at 55.9% versus 99.1% at Columbus State 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