Yakima Valley College vs University of Arkansas Grantham

Yakima, WA · LIttle Rock, AR · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair WA:AR

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

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

  • Yakima Valley College: average net price rose +45.4% from $7,154 (2013) to $10,402 (2023), r² 0.73.
  • University of Arkansas Grantham: average net price fell -13.2% from $10,744 (2013) to $9,325 (2023), r² 0.49.
  • Yakima Valley College: enrollment ranged 2,416–3,241 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • University of Arkansas Grantham: enrollment shrank -66.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -732 students/yr fitted, r² 0.95.

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: Yakima Valley College vs University of Arkansas Grantham

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Yakima Valley College leads on in-state tuition ($5,312 vs $8,520 at University of Arkansas Grantham)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Yakima Valley College leads on median debt at graduation ($13,966 vs $21,956 at University of Arkansas Grantham)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of Arkansas Grantham leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($63,496 vs $43,499 at Yakima Valley College)

Yakima Valley College profile · University of Arkansas Grantham profile · Compare other colleges

In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Yakima Valley College and University of Arkansas Grantham?
Yakima Valley College leads on in-state tuition at $5,312 versus $8,520 at University of Arkansas Grantham. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Yakima Valley College and University of Arkansas Grantham?
Yakima Valley College leads on median debt at graduation at $13,966 versus $21,956 at University of Arkansas Grantham. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Yakima Valley College and University of Arkansas Grantham?
University of Arkansas Grantham leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $63,496 versus $43,499 at Yakima Valley College. 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