Lincoln Memorial University vs University of Pikeville

Harrogate, TN · Pikeville, KY · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (6 yr)

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Pair TN:KY

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · NET-PAR · EARN-PAR · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-EARN

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE TN × KY
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (6 yr)

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.

  • Lincoln Memorial University: average net price rose +97.9% from $9,095 (2013) to $17,999 (2023), r² 0.68.
  • University of Pikeville: net price ranged $13,591–$18,406 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -9.9% is not a trend (r² 0.18).
  • Lincoln Memorial University: enrollment ranged 1,457–1,911 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • University of Pikeville: enrollment shrank -13.2% over 2013–2023; fitted -24 students/yr fitted, r² 0.57.

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: Lincoln Memorial University vs University of Pikeville

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Lincoln Memorial University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($45,242 vs $34,508 at University of Pikeville)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Lincoln Memorial University leads on 150%-time completion (51.8% vs 40.4% at University of Pikeville)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Pikeville leads on in-state tuition ($24,850 vs $26,938 at Lincoln Memorial University)

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Median Earnings (6 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Lincoln Memorial University and University of Pikeville?
Lincoln Memorial University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $45,242 versus $34,508 at University of Pikeville. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Lincoln Memorial University and University of Pikeville?
Lincoln Memorial University leads on 150%-time completion at 51.8% versus 40.4% at University of Pikeville. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Lincoln Memorial University and University of Pikeville?
University of Pikeville leads on in-state tuition at $24,850 versus $26,938 at Lincoln Memorial University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median earnings (6 yr) focus for this pair · 2025