Bemidji State University vs Valley City State University

Bemidji, MN · Valley City, ND · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair MN:ND

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MN × ND
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-ACCEPT Largest gap · Acceptance Rate

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.

  • Bemidji State University: average net price rose +22.7% from $13,893 (2013) to $17,050 (2023), r² 0.92.
  • Valley City State University: net price ranged $11,610–$13,613 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +16.7% is not a trend (r² 0.33).
  • Bemidji State University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.07).
  • Valley City State University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.30).

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 · 1 tied metrics omitted. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Bemidji State University vs Valley City State University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Bemidji State University leads on acceptance rate (56.0% vs 99.1% at Valley City State University)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Bemidji State University leads on out-of-state tuition ($10,237 vs $13,544 at Valley City State University)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Valley City State University leads on avg net price ($11,890 vs $15,261 at Bemidji State University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Bemidji State University and Valley City State University?
Bemidji State University leads on acceptance rate at 56.0% versus 99.1% at Valley City State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Bemidji State University and Valley City State University?
Bemidji State University leads on out-of-state tuition at $10,237 versus $13,544 at Valley City State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Bemidji State University and Valley City State University?
Valley City State University leads on avg net price at $11,890 versus $15,261 at Bemidji State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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