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Southern Arkansas University Main Campus vs Fresno Pacific University

Magnolia, AR · Fresno, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair AR:CA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE AR × CA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • 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.

  • Southern Arkansas University Main Campus: average net price rose +111.4% from $7,543 (2013) to $15,944 (2023), r² 0.93.
  • Fresno Pacific University: net price ranged $11,531–$20,706 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -7.1% is not a trend (r² 0.12).
  • Southern Arkansas University Main Campus: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.04).
  • Fresno Pacific University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.02).

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: Southern Arkansas University Main Campus vs Fresno Pacific University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Southern Arkansas University Main Campus leads on in-state tuition ($9,960 vs $36,660 at Fresno Pacific University)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Southern Arkansas University Main Campus leads on out-of-state tuition ($15,690 vs $36,660 at Fresno Pacific University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Fresno Pacific University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($58,896 vs $42,386 at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Southern Arkansas University Main Campus and Fresno Pacific University?▼
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus leads on in-state tuition at $9,960 versus $36,660 at Fresno Pacific University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Southern Arkansas University Main Campus and Fresno Pacific University?▼
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus leads on out-of-state tuition at $15,690 versus $36,660 at Fresno Pacific University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Southern Arkansas University Main Campus and Fresno Pacific University?▼
Fresno Pacific University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $58,896 versus $42,386 at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus. 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