Willamette University vs Phagans School of Beauty

Salem, OR · Salem, OR · largest Scorecard gap: loan repayment rate (completers)

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · OR
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-FOCUS Largest gap · Loan Repayment Rate (Completers)

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.

  • Willamette University: enrollment shrank -22.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -78 students/yr fitted, r² 0.78.
  • Phagans School of Beauty: enrollment ranged 27–52 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Willamette University: net price ranged $23,663–$34,294 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -21.9% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • Phagans School of Beauty: net price ranged $2,220–$10,479 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +18.9% is not a trend (r² 0.27).

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: Willamette University vs Phagans School of Beauty

  1. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Willamette University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (83.6% vs 19.3% at Phagans School of Beauty)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Phagans School of Beauty leads on median debt at graduation ($8,656 vs $21,500 at Willamette University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Willamette University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($56,911 vs $23,393 at Phagans School of Beauty)

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Loan Repayment Rate (Completers) and other Scorecard questions

On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Willamette University and Phagans School of Beauty?▼
Willamette University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 83.6% versus 19.3% at Phagans School of Beauty. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Willamette University and Phagans School of Beauty?▼
Phagans School of Beauty leads on median debt at graduation at $8,656 versus $21,500 at Willamette University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Willamette University and Phagans School of Beauty?▼
Willamette University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $56,911 versus $23,393 at Phagans School of Beauty. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); loan repayment rate (completers) focus for this pair · 2025