Bradley University vs Kean University

Peoria, IL · Union, NJ · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

Scorecard match plate

Pair IL:NJ

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-TUITION

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE IL × NJ
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • 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 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.

  • Kean University: net price ranged $10,406–$19,044 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -13.1% is not a trend (r² 0.20).
  • Bradley University: average net price fell -5.5% from $24,950 (2013) to $23,572 (2023), r² 0.51.
  • Bradley University: acceptance rate eased +14.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.81).
  • Kean University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.05).

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: Bradley University vs Kean University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Kean University leads on in-state tuition ($14,299 vs $42,160 at Bradley University)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Kean University leads on out-of-state tuition ($22,446 vs $42,160 at Bradley University)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Kean University leads on avg net price ($12,447 vs $22,719 at Bradley University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Bradley University and Kean University?
Kean University leads on in-state tuition at $14,299 versus $42,160 at Bradley University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Bradley University and Kean University?
Kean University leads on out-of-state tuition at $22,446 versus $42,160 at Bradley University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Bradley University and Kean University?
Kean University leads on avg net price at $12,447 versus $22,719 at Bradley 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