Bethany Lutheran College vs Minnesota State University-Mankato

Mankato, MN · Mankato, MN · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair MN:MN

MIXED-SECTOR · SAME-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-PAR · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-TUITION

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · MN
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • 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 ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Selectivity moved on only one side of this board

ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, one school's acceptance-rate series clears the r² ≥ 0.40 floor while the other does not. Read the directional claim as one-sided, then check the companion metric below.

  • Minnesota State University-Mankato: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.34).
  • Bethany Lutheran College: acceptance rate tightened -31.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.73).
  • Bethany Lutheran College: enrollment grew +23.6% over 2013–2023; fitted +18 students/yr fitted, r² 0.80.
  • Minnesota State University-Mankato: enrollment shrank -9.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -121 students/yr fitted, r² 0.92.

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: Bethany Lutheran College vs Minnesota State University-Mankato

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Minnesota State University-Mankato leads on in-state tuition ($9,572 vs $31,360 at Bethany Lutheran College)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Bethany Lutheran College leads on acceptance rate (39.0% vs 88.4% at Minnesota State University-Mankato)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Minnesota State University-Mankato leads on out-of-state tuition ($18,942 vs $31,360 at Bethany Lutheran College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Bethany Lutheran College and Minnesota State University-Mankato?
Minnesota State University-Mankato leads on in-state tuition at $9,572 versus $31,360 at Bethany Lutheran College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Bethany Lutheran College and Minnesota State University-Mankato?
Bethany Lutheran College leads on acceptance rate at 39.0% versus 88.4% at Minnesota State University-Mankato. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Bethany Lutheran College and Minnesota State University-Mankato?
Minnesota State University-Mankato leads on out-of-state tuition at $18,942 versus $31,360 at Bethany Lutheran 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