Where the Tuition Goes · Compare

Two dollars, side by side

The comparing room. Pick any two of the twelve institutions; each metric is drawn on a shared scale, so the bars compare straight across the gutter, and each is flagged against the national average. Read administration first - that is the line the rest of this site is about.

Full Real institutions, IPEDS Finance FY 2021-22 (large institutions, 5,000+ FTE).

Panel A

Bryant & Stratton College-Online

Private nonprofit · $7,134/FTE

Administration
68% Above national 15%
Instruction
11% Below national 37%
Per-FTE total
$7,134 Below national $34,033

Purdue University Global

Public · $8,872/FTE

Administration
54% Above national 15%
Instruction
16% Below national 37%
Per-FTE total
$8,872 Below national $34,033

Los Angeles Film School

For-profit · $16,180/FTE

Administration
53% Above national 15%
Instruction
31% Below national 37%
Per-FTE total
$16,180 Below national $34,033

Capella University

For-profit · $12,182/FTE

Administration
53% Above national 15%
Instruction
18% Below national 37%
Per-FTE total
$12,182 Below national $34,033

American Public University System

For-profit · $6,388/FTE

Administration
51% Above national 15%
Instruction
28% Below national 37%
Per-FTE total
$6,388 Below national $34,033

Walden University

For-profit · $9,091/FTE

Administration
50% Above national 15%
Instruction
36% Below national 37%
Per-FTE total
$9,091 Below national $34,033

United States Air Force Academy

Public · $110,581/FTE

Administration
49% Above national 15%
Instruction
32% Below national 37%
Per-FTE total
$110,581 Above national $34,033

Post University

For-profit · $14,183/FTE

Administration
49% Above national 15%
Instruction
17% Below national 37%
Per-FTE total
$14,183 Below national $34,033

Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs

For-profit · $9,018/FTE

Administration
48% Above national 15%
Instruction
15% Below national 37%
Per-FTE total
$9,018 Below national $34,033

South College

For-profit · $14,922/FTE

Administration
48% Above national 15%
Instruction
37% Below national 37%
Per-FTE total
$14,922 Below national $34,033

Columbia Southern University

For-profit · $4,264/FTE

Administration
48% Above national 15%
Instruction
36% Below national 37%
Per-FTE total
$4,264 Below national $34,033

Franklin University

Private nonprofit · $13,460/FTE

Administration
47% Above national 15%
Instruction
26% Below national 37%
Per-FTE total
$13,460 Below national $34,033

Panel B

Bryant & Stratton College-Online

Private nonprofit · $7,134/FTE

Administration
68% Above national 15%
Instruction
11% Below national 37%
Per-FTE total
$7,134 Below national $34,033

Purdue University Global

Public · $8,872/FTE

Administration
54% Above national 15%
Instruction
16% Below national 37%
Per-FTE total
$8,872 Below national $34,033

Los Angeles Film School

For-profit · $16,180/FTE

Administration
53% Above national 15%
Instruction
31% Below national 37%
Per-FTE total
$16,180 Below national $34,033

Capella University

For-profit · $12,182/FTE

Administration
53% Above national 15%
Instruction
18% Below national 37%
Per-FTE total
$12,182 Below national $34,033

American Public University System

For-profit · $6,388/FTE

Administration
51% Above national 15%
Instruction
28% Below national 37%
Per-FTE total
$6,388 Below national $34,033

Walden University

For-profit · $9,091/FTE

Administration
50% Above national 15%
Instruction
36% Below national 37%
Per-FTE total
$9,091 Below national $34,033

United States Air Force Academy

Public · $110,581/FTE

Administration
49% Above national 15%
Instruction
32% Below national 37%
Per-FTE total
$110,581 Above national $34,033

Post University

For-profit · $14,183/FTE

Administration
49% Above national 15%
Instruction
17% Below national 37%
Per-FTE total
$14,183 Below national $34,033

Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs

For-profit · $9,018/FTE

Administration
48% Above national 15%
Instruction
15% Below national 37%
Per-FTE total
$9,018 Below national $34,033

South College

For-profit · $14,922/FTE

Administration
48% Above national 15%
Instruction
37% Below national 37%
Per-FTE total
$14,922 Below national $34,033

Columbia Southern University

For-profit · $4,264/FTE

Administration
48% Above national 15%
Instruction
36% Below national 37%
Per-FTE total
$4,264 Below national $34,033

Franklin University

Private nonprofit · $13,460/FTE

Administration
47% Above national 15%
Instruction
26% Below national 37%
Per-FTE total
$13,460 Below national $34,033

Full Shared-scale bars and vs-national badges are honest no-JS comparisons; there is no faked pairwise winner. Real institutions, IPEDS Finance FY 2021-22.