Ivy Tech Community College vs Purdue University-Main Campus

Indianapolis, IN · West Lafayette, IN · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair IN:IN

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · IN
  • 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.

  • Ivy Tech Community College: average net price fell -26.6% from $8,911 (2013) to $6,544 (2023), r² 0.43.
  • Purdue University-Main Campus: net price ranged $9,127–$15,543 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -10.3% is not a trend (r² 0.20).
  • Ivy Tech Community College: enrollment shrank -36.9% over 2013–2023; fitted -3,079 students/yr fitted, r² 0.84.
  • Purdue University-Main Campus: enrollment grew +31.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +1,048 students/yr fitted, r² 0.95.

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: Ivy Tech Community College vs Purdue University-Main Campus

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Ivy Tech Community College leads on out-of-state tuition ($9,935 vs $28,794 at Purdue University-Main Campus)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Purdue University-Main Campus leads on 150%-time completion (83.1% vs 38.5% at Ivy Tech Community College)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Ivy Tech Community College leads on avg net price ($7,258 vs $14,600 at Purdue University-Main Campus)

Ivy Tech Community College profile · Purdue University-Main Campus profile · Compare other colleges

Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Ivy Tech Community College and Purdue University-Main Campus?
Ivy Tech Community College leads on out-of-state tuition at $9,935 versus $28,794 at Purdue University-Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Ivy Tech Community College and Purdue University-Main Campus?
Purdue University-Main Campus leads on 150%-time completion at 83.1% versus 38.5% at Ivy Tech Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Ivy Tech Community College and Purdue University-Main Campus?
Ivy Tech Community College leads on avg net price at $7,258 versus $14,600 at Purdue University-Main Campus. 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