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SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville vs Austin Community College District

Nashville, TN · Austin, TX · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE TN × TX
  • 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 NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • Austin Community College District: average net price fell -34.4% from $9,610 (2013) to $6,306 (2023), r² 0.83.
  • SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville: net price ranged $21,013–$42,747 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -27.8% is not a trend (r² 0.07).
  • SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville: enrollment grew +1856.5% over 2013–2023; fitted +135 students/yr fitted, r² 0.54.
  • Austin Community College District: enrollment shrank -20.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -795 students/yr fitted, r² 0.93.

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: SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville vs Austin Community College District

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Austin Community College District leads on in-state tuition ($2,550 vs $17,514 at SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Austin Community College District leads on avg net price ($6,390 vs $24,700 at SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville leads on 150%-time completion (43.7% vs 19.1% at Austin Community College District)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville and Austin Community College District?▼
Austin Community College District leads on in-state tuition at $2,550 versus $17,514 at SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville and Austin Community College District?▼
Austin Community College District leads on avg net price at $6,390 versus $24,700 at SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville and Austin Community College District?▼
SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville leads on 150%-time completion at 43.7% versus 19.1% at Austin Community College District. 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