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Luna Community College vs Purdue University-Main Campus

Las Vegas, NM · West Lafayette, IN · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair NM:IN

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NM × IN
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings 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 RANGE-ONLY · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

No stable joint trend on the primary axis

RANGE-ONLY · 2013–2023

For Luna Community College vs Purdue University-Main Campus, the overlapping average net-price path series over 2013–2023 does not clear a directional claim on both sides. What follows is the measured range, not a rise/fall headline.

  • Luna Community College: net price ranged $2,670–$7,379 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +32.5% is not a trend (r² 0.04).
  • 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).

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: Luna Community College vs Purdue University-Main Campus

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Luna Community College leads on out-of-state tuition ($3,418 vs $28,794 at Purdue University-Main Campus)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Luna Community College leads on in-state tuition ($1,474 vs $9,992 at Purdue University-Main Campus)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Luna Community College leads on avg net price ($4,595 vs $14,600 at Purdue University-Main Campus)

Luna 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 Luna Community College and Purdue University-Main Campus?▼
Luna Community College leads on out-of-state tuition at $3,418 versus $28,794 at Purdue University-Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Luna Community College and Purdue University-Main Campus?▼
Luna Community College leads on in-state tuition at $1,474 versus $9,992 at Purdue University-Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Luna Community College and Purdue University-Main Campus?▼
Luna Community College leads on avg net price at $4,595 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