Philander Smith University vs University of Notre Dame

Little Rock, AR · Notre Dame, IN · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair AR:IN

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE AR × IN
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • 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 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.

  • Philander Smith University: enrollment ranged 554–1,000 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • University of Notre Dame: enrollment grew +5.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +61 students/yr fitted, r² 0.89.
  • Philander Smith University: net price ranged $13,489–$19,029 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -19.3% is not a trend (r² 0.04).
  • University of Notre Dame: net price ranged $27,823–$33,025 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -0.1% is not a trend (r² 0.09).

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: Philander Smith University vs University of Notre Dame

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Philander Smith University leads on in-state tuition ($13,014 vs $65,025 at University of Notre Dame)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Philander Smith University leads on out-of-state tuition ($13,014 vs $65,025 at University of Notre Dame)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of Notre Dame leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($86,210 vs $25,254 at Philander Smith University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Philander Smith University and University of Notre Dame?▼
Philander Smith University leads on in-state tuition at $13,014 versus $65,025 at University of Notre Dame. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Philander Smith University and University of Notre Dame?▼
Philander Smith University leads on out-of-state tuition at $13,014 versus $65,025 at University of Notre Dame. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Philander Smith University and University of Notre Dame?▼
University of Notre Dame leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $86,210 versus $25,254 at Philander Smith 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