Bob Jones University vs University of Pennsylvania

Greenville, SC · Philadelphia, PA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair SC:PA

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-TUITION

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE SC × PA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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 ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Bob Jones University: enrollment shrank -19.8% over 2013–2023; fitted -32 students/yr fitted, r² 0.61.
  • University of Pennsylvania: enrollment ranged 10,507–10,774 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Bob Jones University: net price ranged $12,565–$17,680 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +4.3% is not a trend (r² 0.07).
  • University of Pennsylvania: net price ranged $14,851–$31,229 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +36.1% is not a trend (r² 0.03).

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: Bob Jones University vs University of Pennsylvania

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Bob Jones University leads on in-state tuition ($24,470 vs $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Bob Jones University leads on out-of-state tuition ($24,470 vs $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of Pennsylvania leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($111,371 vs $44,354 at Bob Jones University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Bob Jones University and University of Pennsylvania?
Bob Jones University leads on in-state tuition at $24,470 versus $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Bob Jones University and University of Pennsylvania?
Bob Jones University leads on out-of-state tuition at $24,470 versus $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Bob Jones University and University of Pennsylvania?
University of Pennsylvania leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $111,371 versus $44,354 at Bob Jones University. 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