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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences vs University of Pennsylvania

Little Rock, AR · Philadelphia, PA · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (10 yr)

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Pair AR:PA

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · GAP-EARN

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE AR × PA
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (10 yr)

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Headcount surged on one side only

ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences posted a brisk directional enrollment rise over 2013–2023 while its peer's size series stays a range. Pair any cost snapshot with that asymmetry before treating the campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences: enrollment grew +80.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +60 students/yr fitted, r² 0.55.
  • University of Pennsylvania: enrollment ranged 10,507–10,774 (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: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences vs University of Pennsylvania

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of Pennsylvania leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($111,371 vs $73,827 at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of Pennsylvania leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($90,555 vs $66,491 at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences leads on median debt at graduation ($14,000 vs $15,715 at University of Pennsylvania)

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Median Earnings (10 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and University of Pennsylvania?▼
University of Pennsylvania leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $111,371 versus $73,827 at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and University of Pennsylvania?▼
University of Pennsylvania leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $90,555 versus $66,491 at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and University of Pennsylvania?▼
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences leads on median debt at graduation at $14,000 versus $15,715 at University of Pennsylvania. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median earnings (10 yr) focus for this pair · 2025