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Ferris State University vs Hennepin Technical College

Big Rapids, MI · Brooklyn Park, MN · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair MI:MN

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MI × MN
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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 BOTH-NET-DOWN · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Average net price fell on both sides

BOTH-NET-DOWN · 2013–2023

Fitted net-price slopes at Ferris State University and Hennepin Technical College both decline over 2013–2023. Sticker tuition can still rise while the aided Title IV cohort average moves the other way, this board is about the aided average.

  • Hennepin Technical College: average net price fell -24.1% from $14,385 (2013) to $10,925 (2023), r² 0.82.
  • Ferris State University: average net price fell -12.9% from $14,010 (2013) to $12,202 (2023), r² 0.67.
  • Ferris State University: enrollment shrank -36.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -519 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.
  • Hennepin Technical College: enrollment shrank -50.8% over 2013–2023; fitted -320 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.

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: Ferris State University vs Hennepin Technical College

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Hennepin Technical College leads on in-state tuition ($5,940 vs $14,778 at Ferris State University)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Hennepin Technical College leads on out-of-state tuition ($5,940 vs $14,778 at Ferris State University)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Hennepin Technical College leads on median debt at graduation ($11,433 vs $21,000 at Ferris State University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Ferris State University and Hennepin Technical College?▼
Hennepin Technical College leads on in-state tuition at $5,940 versus $14,778 at Ferris State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Ferris State University and Hennepin Technical College?▼
Hennepin Technical College leads on out-of-state tuition at $5,940 versus $14,778 at Ferris State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Ferris State University and Hennepin Technical College?▼
Hennepin Technical College leads on median debt at graduation at $11,433 versus $21,000 at Ferris State University. 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