Shenandoah University vs Nova Southeastern University

Winchester, VA · Fort Lauderdale, FL · largest Scorecard gap: loan repayment rate (completers)

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE VA × FL
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion 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 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.

  • Shenandoah University: average net price rose +13.4% from $26,509 (2013) to $30,055 (2023), r² 0.46.
  • Nova Southeastern University: net price ranged $23,765–$31,303 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +11.8% is not a trend (r² 0.21).
  • Shenandoah University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.32).
  • Nova Southeastern University: acceptance rate eased +26.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.56).

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: Shenandoah University vs Nova Southeastern University

  1. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Shenandoah University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (76.5% vs 61.5% at Nova Southeastern University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Nova Southeastern University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($58,153 vs $48,167 at Shenandoah University)
  3. RETENTION-RATE Shenandoah University leads on retention rate (81.7% vs 75.6% at Nova Southeastern University)

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Loan Repayment Rate (Completers) and other Scorecard questions

On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Shenandoah University and Nova Southeastern University?
Shenandoah University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 76.5% versus 61.5% at Nova Southeastern University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Shenandoah University and Nova Southeastern University?
Nova Southeastern University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $58,153 versus $48,167 at Shenandoah University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On retention rate, who leads between Shenandoah University and Nova Southeastern University?
Shenandoah University leads on retention rate at 81.7% versus 75.6% at Nova Southeastern University. 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