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Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville Inc vs South College

Knoxville, TN · Knoxville, TN · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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FOR-PROFIT-PAIR · SAME-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-DEBT

  • FOR-PROFIT-PAIR For-profit pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · TN
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

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.

  • South College: average net price fell -40.1% from $28,696 (2013) to $17,182 (2023), r² 0.87.
  • Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville Inc: net price ranged $10,813–$12,841 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +6.3% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville Inc: enrollment grew +94.8% over 2013–2023; fitted +18 students/yr fitted, r² 0.85.
  • South College: enrollment grew +793.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +570 students/yr fitted, r² 0.88.

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: Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville Inc vs South College

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville Inc leads on median debt at graduation ($6,803 vs $18,668 at South College)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville Inc leads on 150%-time completion (74.6% vs 40.3% at South College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 South College leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($36,642 vs $19,913 at Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville Inc)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville Inc and South College?▼
Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville Inc leads on median debt at graduation at $6,803 versus $18,668 at South College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville Inc and South College?▼
Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville Inc leads on 150%-time completion at 74.6% versus 40.3% at South College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville Inc and South College?▼
South College leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $36,642 versus $19,913 at Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville Inc. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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