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The University of Alabama vs University Academy of Hair Design

Tuscaloosa, AL · Tuscaloosa, AL · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair AL:AL

MIXED-SECTOR · SAME-STATE · NET-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-DEBT

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · AL
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • 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.

  • University Academy of Hair Design: average net price rose +70.3% from $6,695 (2013) to $11,403 (2023), r² 0.54.
  • The University of Alabama: net price ranged $20,575–$22,597 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +3.0% is not a trend (r² 0.06).
  • The University of Alabama: enrollment ranged 28,692–32,387 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • University Academy of Hair Design: enrollment ranged 28–65 (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: The University of Alabama vs University Academy of Hair Design

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA University Academy of Hair Design leads on median debt at graduation ($9,833 vs $22,750 at The University of Alabama)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 The University of Alabama leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($52,233 vs $23,934 at University Academy of Hair Design)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE University Academy of Hair Design leads on avg net price ($12,018 vs $22,420 at The University of Alabama)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between The University of Alabama and University Academy of Hair Design?▼
University Academy of Hair Design leads on median debt at graduation at $9,833 versus $22,750 at The University of Alabama. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between The University of Alabama and University Academy of Hair Design?▼
The University of Alabama leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $52,233 versus $23,934 at University Academy of Hair Design. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between The University of Alabama and University Academy of Hair Design?▼
University Academy of Hair Design leads on avg net price at $12,018 versus $22,420 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); median debt at graduation focus for this pair · 2025