Southern Arkansas University Tech vs Thomas Edison State University

Camden, AR · Trenton, NJ · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair AR:NJ

PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · GAP-DEBT

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE AR × NJ
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • 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.

  • Thomas Edison State University: enrollment shrank -65.9% over 2013–2023; fitted -1,204 students/yr fitted, r² 0.79.
  • Southern Arkansas University Tech: enrollment ranged 663–894 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

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 Tech vs Thomas Edison State University

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Southern Arkansas University Tech leads on median debt at graduation ($6,000 vs $12,500 at Thomas Edison State University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Thomas Edison State University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($65,570 vs $31,841 at Southern Arkansas University Tech)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Thomas Edison State University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($69,331 vs $36,376 at Southern Arkansas University Tech)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Southern Arkansas University Tech and Thomas Edison State University?
Southern Arkansas University Tech leads on median debt at graduation at $6,000 versus $12,500 at Thomas Edison State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Southern Arkansas University Tech and Thomas Edison State University?
Thomas Edison State University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $65,570 versus $31,841 at Southern Arkansas University Tech. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Southern Arkansas University Tech and Thomas Edison State University?
Thomas Edison State University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $69,331 versus $36,376 at Southern Arkansas University Tech. 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