Wharton County Junior College vs University of Alaska Anchorage

Wharton, TX · Anchorage, AK · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair TX:AK

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE TX × AK
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · Out-of-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

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 of Alaska Anchorage: average net price rose +68.9% from $8,160 (2013) to $13,780 (2023), r² 0.43.
  • Wharton County Junior College: net price ranged $4,640–$5,620 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +6.0% is not a trend (r² 0.16).
  • Wharton County Junior College: enrollment shrank -21.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -159 students/yr fitted, r² 0.69.
  • University of Alaska Anchorage: enrollment shrank -47.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -725 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.

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: Wharton County Junior College vs University of Alaska Anchorage

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Wharton County Junior College leads on out-of-state tuition ($5,904 vs $21,322 at University of Alaska Anchorage)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Wharton County Junior College leads on avg net price ($4,666 vs $15,301 at University of Alaska Anchorage)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Wharton County Junior College leads on median debt at graduation ($7,703 vs $20,210 at University of Alaska Anchorage)

Wharton County Junior College profile · University of Alaska Anchorage profile · Compare other colleges

Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Wharton County Junior College and University of Alaska Anchorage?
Wharton County Junior College leads on out-of-state tuition at $5,904 versus $21,322 at University of Alaska Anchorage. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Wharton County Junior College and University of Alaska Anchorage?
Wharton County Junior College leads on avg net price at $4,666 versus $15,301 at University of Alaska Anchorage. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Wharton County Junior College and University of Alaska Anchorage?
Wharton County Junior College leads on median debt at graduation at $7,703 versus $20,210 at University of Alaska Anchorage. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); out-of-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025