Stephen F Austin State University vs Academy of Hair Design-Lufkin

Nacogdoches, TX · Lufkin, TX · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (6 yr)

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MIXED-SECTOR · SAME-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-EARN

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · TX
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (6 yr)

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.

  • Academy of Hair Design-Lufkin: average net price rose +59.0% from $7,542 (2013) to $11,990 (2023), r² 0.56.
  • Stephen F Austin State University: net price ranged $12,595–$18,853 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -19.6% is not a trend (r² 0.06).
  • Stephen F Austin State University: enrollment shrank -18.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -197 students/yr fitted, r² 0.82.
  • Academy of Hair Design-Lufkin: enrollment shrank -25.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -2 students/yr fitted, r² 0.60.

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: Stephen F Austin State University vs Academy of Hair Design-Lufkin

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Stephen F Austin State University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($43,144 vs $17,071 at Academy of Hair Design-Lufkin)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Stephen F Austin State University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($49,634 vs $20,892 at Academy of Hair Design-Lufkin)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Academy of Hair Design-Lufkin leads on median debt at graduation ($11,125 vs $23,409 at Stephen F Austin State University)

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Median Earnings (6 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Stephen F Austin State University and Academy of Hair Design-Lufkin?
Stephen F Austin State University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $43,144 versus $17,071 at Academy of Hair Design-Lufkin. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Stephen F Austin State University and Academy of Hair Design-Lufkin?
Stephen F Austin State University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $49,634 versus $20,892 at Academy of Hair Design-Lufkin. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Stephen F Austin State University and Academy of Hair Design-Lufkin?
Academy of Hair Design-Lufkin leads on median debt at graduation at $11,125 versus $23,409 at Stephen F Austin State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median earnings (6 yr) focus for this pair · 2025