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Southwest Minnesota State University vs University of Arkansas Grantham

Marshall, MN · LIttle Rock, AR · largest Scorecard gap: retention rate

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Pair MN:AR

PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-OUTCOME

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MN × AR
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · Retention Rate

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.

  • University of Arkansas Grantham: average net price fell -13.2% from $10,744 (2013) to $9,325 (2023), r² 0.49.
  • Southwest Minnesota State University: net price ranged $13,683–$14,926 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +1.7% is not a trend (r² 0.07).
  • Southwest Minnesota State University: enrollment shrank -15.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -49 students/yr fitted, r² 0.76.
  • University of Arkansas Grantham: enrollment shrank -66.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -732 students/yr fitted, r² 0.95.

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: Southwest Minnesota State University vs University of Arkansas Grantham

  1. RETENTION-RATE Southwest Minnesota State University leads on retention rate (73.7% vs 30.3% at University of Arkansas Grantham)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Arkansas Grantham leads on avg net price ($8,370 vs $15,291 at Southwest Minnesota State University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Southwest Minnesota State University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($43,282 vs $26,870 at University of Arkansas Grantham)

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Retention Rate and other Scorecard questions

On retention rate, who leads between Southwest Minnesota State University and University of Arkansas Grantham?▼
Southwest Minnesota State University leads on retention rate at 73.7% versus 30.3% at University of Arkansas Grantham. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Southwest Minnesota State University and University of Arkansas Grantham?▼
University of Arkansas Grantham leads on avg net price at $8,370 versus $15,291 at Southwest Minnesota State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Southwest Minnesota State University and University of Arkansas Grantham?▼
Southwest Minnesota State University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $43,282 versus $26,870 at University of Arkansas Grantham. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); retention rate focus for this pair · 2025