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