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