College of Western Idaho vs Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

Nampa, ID · University Park, PA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair ID:PA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE ID × PA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price 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.

  • Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus: average net price rose +20.6% from $27,032 (2013) to $32,606 (2023), r² 0.60.
  • College of Western Idaho: net price ranged $5,887–$8,810 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +7.0% is not a trend (r² 0.25).
  • College of Western Idaho: enrollment shrank -27.8% over 2013–2023; fitted -176 students/yr fitted, r² 0.78.
  • Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus: enrollment ranged 39,460–74,630 (2013–2023, 9 points) without a stable fitted direction.

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: College of Western Idaho vs Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION College of Western Idaho leads on in-state tuition ($3,446 vs $20,644 at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI College of Western Idaho leads on out-of-state tuition ($7,454 vs $41,790 at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE College of Western Idaho leads on avg net price ($8,500 vs $32,875 at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus)

College of Western Idaho profile · Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus profile · Compare other colleges

In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between College of Western Idaho and Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus?
College of Western Idaho leads on in-state tuition at $3,446 versus $20,644 at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between College of Western Idaho and Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus?
College of Western Idaho leads on out-of-state tuition at $7,454 versus $41,790 at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between College of Western Idaho and Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus?
College of Western Idaho leads on avg net price at $8,500 versus $32,875 at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus. 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