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Austin Community College District vs Purdue University-Main Campus

Austin, TX · West Lafayette, IN · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair TX:IN

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE TX × IN
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

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.

  • Austin Community College District: average net price fell -34.4% from $9,610 (2013) to $6,306 (2023), r² 0.83.
  • Purdue University-Main Campus: net price ranged $9,127–$15,543 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -10.3% is not a trend (r² 0.20).
  • Austin Community College District: enrollment shrank -20.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -795 students/yr fitted, r² 0.93.
  • Purdue University-Main Campus: enrollment grew +31.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +1,048 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: Austin Community College District vs Purdue University-Main Campus

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Purdue University-Main Campus leads on 150%-time completion (83.1% vs 19.1% at Austin Community College District)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Austin Community College District leads on in-state tuition ($2,550 vs $9,992 at Purdue University-Main Campus)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Austin Community College District leads on out-of-state tuition ($10,590 vs $28,794 at Purdue University-Main Campus)

Austin Community College District profile · Purdue University-Main Campus profile · Compare other colleges

150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Austin Community College District and Purdue University-Main Campus?▼
Purdue University-Main Campus leads on 150%-time completion at 83.1% versus 19.1% at Austin Community College District. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Austin Community College District and Purdue University-Main Campus?▼
Austin Community College District leads on in-state tuition at $2,550 versus $9,992 at Purdue University-Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Austin Community College District and Purdue University-Main Campus?▼
Austin Community College District leads on out-of-state tuition at $10,590 versus $28,794 at Purdue University-Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025