South Arkansas College vs Monroe University

El Dorado, AR · Bronx, NY · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

Scorecard match plate

Pair AR:NY

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE AR × NY
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • South Arkansas College: average net price fell -50.3% from $12,545 (2013) to $6,235 (2023), r² 0.63.
  • Monroe University: net price ranged $9,404–$13,148 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -6.7% is not a trend (r² 0.10).
  • South Arkansas College: enrollment shrank -32.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -45 students/yr fitted, r² 0.88.
  • Monroe University: enrollment shrank -11.8% over 2013–2023; fitted -64 students/yr fitted, r² 0.41.

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: South Arkansas College vs Monroe University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION South Arkansas College leads on in-state tuition ($3,324 vs $18,464 at Monroe University)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI South Arkansas College leads on out-of-state tuition ($5,532 vs $18,464 at Monroe University)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Monroe University leads on 150%-time completion (57.0% vs 27.9% at South Arkansas College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between South Arkansas College and Monroe University?
South Arkansas College leads on in-state tuition at $3,324 versus $18,464 at Monroe University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between South Arkansas College and Monroe University?
South Arkansas College leads on out-of-state tuition at $5,532 versus $18,464 at Monroe University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between South Arkansas College and Monroe University?
Monroe University leads on 150%-time completion at 57.0% versus 27.9% at South Arkansas College. 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