Salem College vs Fresno Pacific University

Winston-Salem, NC · Fresno, CA · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair NC:CA

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-NET

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE NC × CA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-NET Largest gap · Avg Net Price

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.

  • Salem College: enrollment shrank -58.9% over 2013–2023; fitted -74 students/yr fitted, r² 0.92.
  • Fresno Pacific University: enrollment ranged 1,614–2,888 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Salem College: acceptance rate eased +49.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.55).
  • Fresno Pacific University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.02).

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: Salem College vs Fresno Pacific University

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE Fresno Pacific University leads on avg net price ($13,630 vs $18,277 at Salem College)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Fresno Pacific University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($51,422 vs $38,496 at Salem College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Fresno Pacific University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($58,896 vs $44,640 at Salem College)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between Salem College and Fresno Pacific University?
Fresno Pacific University leads on avg net price at $13,630 versus $18,277 at Salem College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Salem College and Fresno Pacific University?
Fresno Pacific University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $51,422 versus $38,496 at Salem College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Salem College and Fresno Pacific University?
Fresno Pacific University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $58,896 versus $44,640 at Salem College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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