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Strayer University-Pennsylvania vs Southern Methodist University

Philadelphia, PA · Dallas, TX · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair PA:TX

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · GAP-TUITION

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE PA × TX
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • 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 Methodist University: average net price rose +37.4% from $30,408 (2013) to $41,778 (2023), r² 0.94.
  • Strayer University-Pennsylvania: net price ranged $21,360–$25,763 across 8 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -12.5% is not a trend (r² 0.34).
  • Strayer University-Pennsylvania: enrollment ranged 1,222–2,102 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Southern Methodist University: enrollment grew +12.9% over 2013–2023; fitted +85 students/yr fitted, r² 0.92.

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: Strayer University-Pennsylvania vs Southern Methodist University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Strayer University-Pennsylvania leads on in-state tuition ($13,920 vs $67,040 at Southern Methodist University)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Strayer University-Pennsylvania leads on out-of-state tuition ($13,920 vs $67,040 at Southern Methodist University)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Southern Methodist University leads on median debt at graduation ($19,500 vs $40,621 at Strayer University-Pennsylvania)

Strayer University-Pennsylvania profile · Southern Methodist University profile · Compare other colleges

In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Strayer University-Pennsylvania and Southern Methodist University?▼
Strayer University-Pennsylvania leads on in-state tuition at $13,920 versus $67,040 at Southern Methodist University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Strayer University-Pennsylvania and Southern Methodist University?▼
Strayer University-Pennsylvania leads on out-of-state tuition at $13,920 versus $67,040 at Southern Methodist University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Strayer University-Pennsylvania and Southern Methodist University?▼
Southern Methodist University leads on median debt at graduation at $19,500 versus $40,621 at Strayer University-Pennsylvania. 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