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San Juan College vs Columbia Southern University

Farmington, NM · Orange Beach, AL · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair NM:AL

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE NM × AL
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Columbia Southern University: average net price rose +48.5% from $10,084 (2013) to $14,975 (2023), r² 0.68.
  • San Juan College: net price ranged $3,878–$6,115 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -24.6% is not a trend (r² 0.30).
  • San Juan College: enrollment shrank -30.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -225 students/yr fitted, r² 0.89.
  • Columbia Southern University: enrollment shrank -11.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -366 students/yr fitted, r² 0.64.

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: San Juan College vs Columbia Southern University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION San Juan College leads on in-state tuition ($1,928 vs $6,760 at Columbia Southern University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE San Juan College leads on avg net price ($5,769 vs $14,580 at Columbia Southern University)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA San Juan College leads on median debt at graduation ($9,750 vs $21,339 at Columbia Southern University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between San Juan College and Columbia Southern University?▼
San Juan College leads on in-state tuition at $1,928 versus $6,760 at Columbia Southern University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between San Juan College and Columbia Southern University?▼
San Juan College leads on avg net price at $5,769 versus $14,580 at Columbia Southern University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between San Juan College and Columbia Southern University?▼
San Juan College leads on median debt at graduation at $9,750 versus $21,339 at Columbia Southern 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