Cabrillo College vs Purdue University-Main Campus

Aptos, CA · West Lafayette, IN · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair CA:IN

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE CA × IN
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • 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

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.

  • Cabrillo College: average net price rose +94.8% from $6,841 (2013) to $13,328 (2023), r² 0.74.
  • Purdue University-Main Campus: net price ranged $9,127–$15,543 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -10.3% is not a trend (r² 0.20).
  • Cabrillo College: enrollment shrank -41.8% over 2013–2023; fitted -572 students/yr fitted, r² 0.98.
  • Purdue University-Main Campus: enrollment grew +31.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +1,048 students/yr fitted, r² 0.95.

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: Cabrillo College vs Purdue University-Main Campus

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Cabrillo College leads on in-state tuition ($1,270 vs $9,992 at Purdue University-Main Campus)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Cabrillo College leads on out-of-state tuition ($9,862 vs $28,794 at Purdue University-Main Campus)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Purdue University-Main Campus leads on 150%-time completion (83.1% vs 38.1% at Cabrillo College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Cabrillo College and Purdue University-Main Campus?
Cabrillo College leads on in-state tuition at $1,270 versus $9,992 at Purdue University-Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Cabrillo College and Purdue University-Main Campus?
Cabrillo College leads on out-of-state tuition at $9,862 versus $28,794 at Purdue University-Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Cabrillo College and Purdue University-Main Campus?
Purdue University-Main Campus leads on 150%-time completion at 83.1% versus 38.1% at Cabrillo 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