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Saint Ambrose University vs Palmer College of Chiropractic

Davenport, IA · Davenport, IA · largest Scorecard gap: loan repayment rate (completers)

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PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · SAME-STATE · EARN-PAR · GAP-FOCUS

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · IA
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • GAP-FOCUS Largest gap · Loan Repayment Rate (Completers)

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.

  • Saint Ambrose University: enrollment shrank -22.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -58 students/yr fitted, r² 0.90.
  • Palmer College of Chiropractic: enrollment ranged 24–41 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

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: Saint Ambrose University vs Palmer College of Chiropractic

  1. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Saint Ambrose University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (76.1% vs 39.8% at Palmer College of Chiropractic)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Saint Ambrose University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($51,616 vs $40,025 at Palmer College of Chiropractic)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Saint Ambrose University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($59,531 vs $59,483 at Palmer College of Chiropractic)

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Loan Repayment Rate (Completers) and other Scorecard questions

On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Saint Ambrose University and Palmer College of Chiropractic?▼
Saint Ambrose University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 76.1% versus 39.8% at Palmer College of Chiropractic. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Saint Ambrose University and Palmer College of Chiropractic?▼
Saint Ambrose University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $51,616 versus $40,025 at Palmer College of Chiropractic. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Saint Ambrose University and Palmer College of Chiropractic?▼
Saint Ambrose University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $59,531 versus $59,483 at Palmer College of Chiropractic. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); loan repayment rate (completers) focus for this pair · 2025