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Pair GA:TN
MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-OUTCOME
- MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
- CROSS-STATE GA × TN
- NET-SPLIT Net-price split
- EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
- DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
- COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
- GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion
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.
- Vanderbilt University: average net price rose +9.8% from $17,340 (2013) to $19,040 (2023), r² 0.57.
- South University-Savannah Online: net price ranged $21,178–$26,308 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +1.5% is not a trend (r² 0.00).
- South University-Savannah Online: enrollment ranged 3,304–9,592 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
- Vanderbilt University: enrollment grew +5.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +38 students/yr fitted, r² 0.82.
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
Location
Type
Undergraduate Enrollment
150%-Time Completion
In-State Tuition
Out-of-State Tuition
Retention Rate
Median Earnings (10 yr)
Median Earnings (6 yr)
Loan Repayment Rate (Completers)
Median Debt at Graduation
Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.
| Metric | South University-Savannah Online Savannah, GA | Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN |
| Location | Savannah, GA | Nashville, TN |
| Type | Private For-Profit | Private Nonprofit |
| Undergraduate Enrollment | 6,433 | 7,208 |
| 150%-Time Completion | 6.3% | 93.1% |
| In-State Tuition | $18,145 | $67,498 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $18,145 | $67,498 |
| Retention Rate | 34.0% | 96.3% |
| Median Earnings (10 yr) | $34,421 | $91,565 |
| Median Earnings (6 yr) | $34,115 | $73,909 |
| Loan Repayment Rate (Completers) | 45.3% | 86.0% |
| Median Debt at Graduation | $26,123 | $14,000 |
Rows ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side. College Scorecard.
Largest gaps: South University-Savannah Online vs Vanderbilt University
- 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Vanderbilt University leads on 150%-time completion (93.1% vs 6.3% at South University-Savannah Online)
- IN-STATE-TUITION South University-Savannah Online leads on in-state tuition ($18,145 vs $67,498 at Vanderbilt University)
- OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI South University-Savannah Online leads on out-of-state tuition ($18,145 vs $67,498 at Vanderbilt University)
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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions
On 150%-time completion, who leads between South University-Savannah Online and Vanderbilt University?▼
Vanderbilt University leads on 150%-time completion at 93.1% versus 6.3% at South University-Savannah Online. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between South University-Savannah Online and Vanderbilt University?▼
South University-Savannah Online leads on in-state tuition at $18,145 versus $67,498 at Vanderbilt University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between South University-Savannah Online and Vanderbilt University?▼
South University-Savannah Online leads on out-of-state tuition at $18,145 versus $67,498 at Vanderbilt University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.