Lindenwood University vs University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Saint Charles, MO · Minneapolis, MN · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair MO:MN

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-TUITION

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE MO × MN
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • 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.

  • Lindenwood University: average net price fell -14.0% from $21,538 (2013) to $18,516 (2023), r² 0.65.
  • University of Minnesota-Twin Cities: net price ranged $16,318–$17,878 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -0.4% is not a trend (r² 0.02).
  • Lindenwood University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.25).
  • University of Minnesota-Twin Cities: acceptance rate eased +73.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.90).

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: Lindenwood University vs University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Lindenwood University leads on out-of-state tuition ($21,600 vs $38,362 at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI University of Minnesota-Twin Cities leads on 150%-time completion (85.0% vs 49.8% at Lindenwood University)
  3. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Lindenwood University leads on acceptance rate (56.8% vs 79.8% at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Lindenwood University and University of Minnesota-Twin Cities?
Lindenwood University leads on out-of-state tuition at $21,600 versus $38,362 at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Lindenwood University and University of Minnesota-Twin Cities?
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities leads on 150%-time completion at 85.0% versus 49.8% at Lindenwood University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Lindenwood University and University of Minnesota-Twin Cities?
Lindenwood University leads on acceptance rate at 56.8% versus 79.8% at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. 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