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Central Michigan University vs Ohio State University-Main Campus

Mount Pleasant, MI · Columbus, OH · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair MI:OH

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MI × OH
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • 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 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.

  • Central Michigan University: enrollment shrank -50.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -1,209 students/yr fitted, r² 0.96.
  • Ohio State University-Main Campus: enrollment ranged 43,139–45,986 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Central Michigan University: acceptance rate eased +44.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.63).
  • Ohio State University-Main Campus: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (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: Central Michigan University vs Ohio State University-Main Campus

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Central Michigan University leads on out-of-state tuition ($14,760 vs $40,022 at Ohio State University-Main Campus)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Ohio State University-Main Campus leads on acceptance rate (60.6% vs 89.8% at Central Michigan University)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Ohio State University-Main Campus leads on 150%-time completion (87.7% vs 60.4% at Central Michigan University)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Central Michigan University and Ohio State University-Main Campus?▼
Central Michigan University leads on out-of-state tuition at $14,760 versus $40,022 at Ohio State University-Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Central Michigan University and Ohio State University-Main Campus?▼
Ohio State University-Main Campus leads on acceptance rate at 60.6% versus 89.8% at Central Michigan University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Central Michigan University and Ohio State University-Main Campus?▼
Ohio State University-Main Campus leads on 150%-time completion at 87.7% versus 60.4% at Central Michigan 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