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George Mason University vs Brigham Young University

Fairfax, VA · Provo, UT · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair VA:UT

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-PAR · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-TUITION

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE VA × UT
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • 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 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.

  • Brigham Young University: average net price rose +10.8% from $13,070 (2013) to $14,487 (2023), r² 0.73.
  • George Mason University: net price ranged $17,385–$21,048 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -0.1% is not a trend (r² 0.03).
  • George Mason University: acceptance rate eased +43.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.80).
  • Brigham Young University: acceptance rate eased +40.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.75).

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: George Mason University vs Brigham Young University

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Brigham Young University leads on out-of-state tuition ($6,688 vs $38,688 at George Mason University)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Brigham Young University leads on in-state tuition ($6,688 vs $14,220 at George Mason University)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Brigham Young University leads on median debt at graduation ($11,069 vs $19,500 at George Mason University)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between George Mason University and Brigham Young University?▼
Brigham Young University leads on out-of-state tuition at $6,688 versus $38,688 at George Mason University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between George Mason University and Brigham Young University?▼
Brigham Young University leads on in-state tuition at $6,688 versus $14,220 at George Mason University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between George Mason University and Brigham Young University?▼
Brigham Young University leads on median debt at graduation at $11,069 versus $19,500 at George Mason 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