The University of Alabama vs Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia

Tuscaloosa, AL · Philadelphia, PA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

Scorecard match plate

Pair AL:PA

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-TUITION

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE AL × PA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • 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 ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • The University of Alabama: enrollment ranged 28,692–32,387 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia: enrollment shrank -9.9% over 2013–2023; fitted -92 students/yr fitted, r² 0.51.
  • The University of Alabama: acceptance rate eased +34.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.70).
  • Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.17).

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 University of Alabama vs Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION The University of Alabama leads on in-state tuition ($12,180 vs $53,260 at Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI The University of Alabama leads on out-of-state tuition ($34,172 vs $53,260 at Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($86,881 vs $59,221 at The University of Alabama)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between The University of Alabama and Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia?
The University of Alabama leads on in-state tuition at $12,180 versus $53,260 at Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between The University of Alabama and Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia?
The University of Alabama leads on out-of-state tuition at $34,172 versus $53,260 at Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between The University of Alabama and Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia?
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $86,881 versus $59,221 at The University of Alabama. 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