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