Tarrant County College District vs Ferris State University

Fort Worth, TX · Big Rapids, MI · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair TX:MI

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE TX × MI
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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

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.

  • Ferris State University: average net price fell -12.9% from $14,010 (2013) to $12,202 (2023), r² 0.67.
  • Tarrant County College District: net price ranged $5,147–$6,349 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +1.5% is not a trend (r² 0.00).
  • Tarrant County College District: enrollment shrank -7.5% over 2013–2023; fitted -452 students/yr fitted, r² 0.45.
  • Ferris State University: enrollment shrank -36.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -519 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.

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: Tarrant County College District vs Ferris State University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Tarrant County College District leads on in-state tuition ($1,863 vs $14,778 at Ferris State University)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Tarrant County College District leads on median debt at graduation ($9,104 vs $21,000 at Ferris State University)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Tarrant County College District leads on avg net price ($4,337 vs $8,624 at Ferris State University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Tarrant County College District and Ferris State University?
Tarrant County College District leads on in-state tuition at $1,863 versus $14,778 at Ferris State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Tarrant County College District and Ferris State University?
Tarrant County College District leads on median debt at graduation at $9,104 versus $21,000 at Ferris State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Tarrant County College District and Ferris State University?
Tarrant County College District leads on avg net price at $4,337 versus $8,624 at Ferris 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); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025