Virginia University of Lynchburg vs Centra College

Lynchburg, VA · Lynchburg, VA · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (6 yr)

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Pair VA:VA

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · SAME-STATE · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · GAP-EARN

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · VA
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (6 yr)

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.

  • Virginia University of Lynchburg: enrollment shrank -65.5% over 2013–2023; fitted -24 students/yr fitted, r² 0.58.
  • Centra College: enrollment ranged 142–369 (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: Virginia University of Lynchburg vs Centra College

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Centra College leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($60,052 vs $24,718 at Virginia University of Lynchburg)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Centra College leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($60,122 vs $28,396 at Virginia University of Lynchburg)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Centra College leads on median debt at graduation ($15,250 vs $24,250 at Virginia University of Lynchburg)

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Median Earnings (6 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Virginia University of Lynchburg and Centra College?
Centra College leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $60,052 versus $24,718 at Virginia University of Lynchburg. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Virginia University of Lynchburg and Centra College?
Centra College leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $60,122 versus $28,396 at Virginia University of Lynchburg. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Virginia University of Lynchburg and Centra College?
Centra College leads on median debt at graduation at $15,250 versus $24,250 at Virginia University of Lynchburg. 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 (6 yr) focus for this pair · 2025