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University of Arkansas-Fort Smith vs Austin Community College District

Fort Smith, AR · Austin, TX · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair AR:TX

PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-PAR · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-TUITION

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE AR × TX
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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 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.

  • University of Arkansas-Fort Smith: average net price rose +46.5% from $6,891 (2013) to $10,097 (2023), r² 0.62.
  • Austin Community College District: average net price fell -34.4% from $9,610 (2013) to $6,306 (2023), r² 0.83.
  • University of Arkansas-Fort Smith: enrollment shrank -36.5% over 2013–2023; fitted -239 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.
  • Austin Community College District: enrollment shrank -20.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -795 students/yr fitted, r² 0.93.

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-Fort Smith vs Austin Community College District

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Austin Community College District leads on in-state tuition ($2,550 vs $7,334 at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI University of Arkansas-Fort Smith leads on 150%-time completion (37.4% vs 19.1% at Austin Community College District)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Austin Community College District leads on median debt at graduation ($10,499 vs $18,250 at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith)

University of Arkansas-Fort Smith profile · Austin Community College District profile · Compare other colleges

In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Arkansas-Fort Smith and Austin Community College District?▼
Austin Community College District leads on in-state tuition at $2,550 versus $7,334 at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between University of Arkansas-Fort Smith and Austin Community College District?▼
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith leads on 150%-time completion at 37.4% versus 19.1% at Austin Community College District. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between University of Arkansas-Fort Smith and Austin Community College District?▼
Austin Community College District leads on median debt at graduation at $10,499 versus $18,250 at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith. 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