Tarleton State University vs Ranger College

Stephenville, TX · Ranger, TX · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair TX:TX

PUBLIC-PAIR · SAME-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-NET

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · TX
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-NET Largest gap · Avg Net Price

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.

  • Tarleton State University: average net price rose +35.3% from $14,978 (2013) to $20,261 (2023), r² 0.90.
  • Ranger College: net price ranged $4,167–$7,896 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +24.0% is not a trend (r² 0.00).
  • Tarleton State University: enrollment grew +8.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +137 students/yr fitted, r² 0.65.
  • Ranger College: enrollment ranged 804–2,291 (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: Tarleton State University vs Ranger College

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE Ranger College leads on avg net price ($6,182 vs $20,783 at Tarleton State University)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Ranger College leads on in-state tuition ($2,766 vs $8,302 at Tarleton State University)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Ranger College leads on median debt at graduation ($9,500 vs $19,606 at Tarleton State University)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between Tarleton State University and Ranger College?
Ranger College leads on avg net price at $6,182 versus $20,783 at Tarleton State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Tarleton State University and Ranger College?
Ranger College leads on in-state tuition at $2,766 versus $8,302 at Tarleton State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Tarleton State University and Ranger College?
Ranger College leads on median debt at graduation at $9,500 versus $19,606 at Tarleton 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); avg net price focus for this pair · 2025