Dakota County Technical College vs University of Kentucky

Rosemount, MN · Lexington, KY · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair MN:KY

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MN × KY
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • 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 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.

  • Dakota County Technical College: average net price fell -24.1% from $14,681 (2013) to $11,140 (2023), r² 0.65.
  • University of Kentucky: net price ranged $14,333–$18,903 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +20.1% is not a trend (r² 0.27).
  • Dakota County Technical College: enrollment shrank -21.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -43 students/yr fitted, r² 0.61.
  • University of Kentucky: enrollment ranged 21,050–23,189 (2013–2023, 11 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: Dakota County Technical College vs University of Kentucky

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Dakota County Technical College leads on out-of-state tuition ($6,679 vs $34,140 at University of Kentucky)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Dakota County Technical College leads on median debt at graduation ($11,000 vs $22,500 at University of Kentucky)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Dakota County Technical College leads on in-state tuition ($6,679 vs $13,502 at University of Kentucky)

Dakota County Technical College profile · University of Kentucky profile · Compare other colleges

Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Dakota County Technical College and University of Kentucky?
Dakota County Technical College leads on out-of-state tuition at $6,679 versus $34,140 at University of Kentucky. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Dakota County Technical College and University of Kentucky?
Dakota County Technical College leads on median debt at graduation at $11,000 versus $22,500 at University of Kentucky. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Dakota County Technical College and University of Kentucky?
Dakota County Technical College leads on in-state tuition at $6,679 versus $13,502 at University of Kentucky. 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