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Shepherd University vs International Beauty School

Shepherdstown, WV · Martinsburg, WV · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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MIXED-SECTOR · SAME-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-DEBT

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · WV
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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.

  • Shepherd University: enrollment shrank -35.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -144 students/yr fitted, r² 0.95.
  • International Beauty School: enrollment ranged 66–88 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Shepherd University: net price ranged $8,483–$12,391 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +26.1% is not a trend (r² 0.16).
  • International Beauty School: net price ranged $10,787–$16,541 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +35.2% is not a trend (r² 0.32).

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: Shepherd University vs International Beauty School

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA International Beauty School leads on median debt at graduation ($6,333 vs $21,600 at Shepherd University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Shepherd University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($49,358 vs $18,906 at International Beauty School)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Shepherd University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (65.8% vs 31.1% at International Beauty School)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Shepherd University and International Beauty School?▼
International Beauty School leads on median debt at graduation at $6,333 versus $21,600 at Shepherd University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Shepherd University and International Beauty School?▼
Shepherd University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $49,358 versus $18,906 at International Beauty School. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Shepherd University and International Beauty School?▼
Shepherd University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 65.8% versus 31.1% at International Beauty School. 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