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The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo vs Rasmussen University-North Dakota

Fargo, ND · Fargo, ND · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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

  • FOR-PROFIT-PAIR For-profit pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · ND
  • 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

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.

  • The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo: average net price rose +24.4% from $11,828 (2013) to $14,714 (2023), r² 0.53.
  • Rasmussen University-North Dakota: net price ranged $18,000–$20,179 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -9.7% is not a trend (r² 0.19).
  • The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo: enrollment grew +92.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +7 students/yr fitted, r² 0.71.
  • Rasmussen University-North Dakota: enrollment shrank -95.2% over 2013–2023; fitted -48 students/yr fitted, r² 0.56.

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: The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo vs Rasmussen University-North Dakota

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo leads on median debt at graduation ($12,000 vs $20,899 at Rasmussen University-North Dakota)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo leads on 150%-time completion (73.7% vs 45.5% at Rasmussen University-North Dakota)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (72.2% vs 47.7% at Rasmussen University-North Dakota)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo and Rasmussen University-North Dakota?▼
The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo leads on median debt at graduation at $12,000 versus $20,899 at Rasmussen University-North Dakota. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo and Rasmussen University-North Dakota?▼
The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo leads on 150%-time completion at 73.7% versus 45.5% at Rasmussen University-North Dakota. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo and Rasmussen University-North Dakota?▼
The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 72.2% versus 47.7% at Rasmussen University-North Dakota. 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