Indian River State College vs University of Massachusetts-Lowell

Fort Pierce, FL · Lowell, MA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair FL:MA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE FL × MA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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 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.

  • Indian River State College: average net price rose +93.6% from $2,687 (2013) to $5,202 (2023), r² 0.53.
  • University of Massachusetts-Lowell: net price ranged $14,071–$20,079 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +13.9% is not a trend (r² 0.02).
  • Indian River State College: enrollment shrank -17.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -374 students/yr fitted, r² 0.82.
  • University of Massachusetts-Lowell: enrollment ranged 11,632–13,601 (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: Indian River State College vs University of Massachusetts-Lowell

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Indian River State College leads on in-state tuition ($2,764 vs $16,966 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Indian River State College leads on avg net price ($3,815 vs $17,163 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Indian River State College leads on out-of-state tuition ($10,201 vs $36,264 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell)

Indian River State College profile · University of Massachusetts-Lowell profile · Compare other colleges

In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Indian River State College and University of Massachusetts-Lowell?
Indian River State College leads on in-state tuition at $2,764 versus $16,966 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Indian River State College and University of Massachusetts-Lowell?
Indian River State College leads on avg net price at $3,815 versus $17,163 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Indian River State College and University of Massachusetts-Lowell?
Indian River State College leads on out-of-state tuition at $10,201 versus $36,264 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell. 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