Idaho State University vs Bluegrass Community and Technical College

Pocatello, ID · Lexington, KY · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair ID:KY

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE ID × KY
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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.

  • Bluegrass Community and Technical College: average net price fell -17.6% from $7,188 (2013) to $5,920 (2023), r² 0.68.
  • Idaho State University: average net price rose +14.7% from $15,104 (2013) to $17,324 (2023), r² 0.84.
  • Idaho State University: enrollment shrank -22.2% over 2013–2023; fitted -275 students/yr fitted, r² 0.87.
  • Bluegrass Community and Technical College: enrollment shrank -26.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -228 students/yr fitted, r² 0.72.

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: Idaho State University vs Bluegrass Community and Technical College

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Bluegrass Community and Technical College leads on out-of-state tuition ($6,512 vs $27,720 at Idaho State University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Bluegrass Community and Technical College leads on avg net price ($6,113 vs $12,193 at Idaho State University)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Bluegrass Community and Technical College leads on median debt at graduation ($10,500 vs $20,039 at Idaho State University)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Idaho State University and Bluegrass Community and Technical College?
Bluegrass Community and Technical College leads on out-of-state tuition at $6,512 versus $27,720 at Idaho State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Idaho State University and Bluegrass Community and Technical College?
Bluegrass Community and Technical College leads on avg net price at $6,113 versus $12,193 at Idaho State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Idaho State University and Bluegrass Community and Technical College?
Bluegrass Community and Technical College leads on median debt at graduation at $10,500 versus $20,039 at Idaho 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); out-of-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025