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Black Hills State University vs University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

Spearfish, SD · Pittsburgh, PA · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE SD × PA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · Out-of-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

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.

  • Black Hills State University: average net price rose +26.8% from $13,407 (2013) to $17,001 (2023), r² 0.85.
  • University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus: net price ranged $26,861–$30,074 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +12.0% is not a trend (r² 0.36).
  • Black Hills State University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.28).
  • University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.00).

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: Black Hills State University vs University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Black Hills State University leads on out-of-state tuition ($11,866 vs $41,430 at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Black Hills State University leads on in-state tuition ($8,764 vs $21,926 at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus leads on 150%-time completion (84.9% vs 40.5% at Black Hills State University)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Black Hills State University and University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus?▼
Black Hills State University leads on out-of-state tuition at $11,866 versus $41,430 at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Black Hills State University and University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus?▼
Black Hills State University leads on in-state tuition at $8,764 versus $21,926 at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Black Hills State University and University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus?▼
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus leads on 150%-time completion at 84.9% versus 40.5% at Black Hills 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); out-of-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025