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Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia vs Medical University of South Carolina

Philadelphia, PA · Charleston, SC · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair PA:SC

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · EARN-PAR · DEBT-SPLIT · GAP-DEBT

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE PA × SC
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

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.

  • Medical University of South Carolina: enrollment ranged 205–334 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia: enrollment shrank -9.9% over 2013–2023; fitted -92 students/yr fitted, r² 0.51.

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 Joseph's University - Philadelphia vs Medical University of South Carolina

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Medical University of South Carolina leads on median debt at graduation ($15,000 vs $25,500 at Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Medical University of South Carolina leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($77,677 vs $66,438 at Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Medical University of South Carolina leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (90.0% vs 88.0% at Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia and Medical University of South Carolina?▼
Medical University of South Carolina leads on median debt at graduation at $15,000 versus $25,500 at Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia and Medical University of South Carolina?▼
Medical University of South Carolina leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $77,677 versus $66,438 at Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia and Medical University of South Carolina?▼
Medical University of South Carolina leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 90.0% versus 88.0% at Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median debt at graduation focus for this pair · 2025