Marshall University vs Kansas State University

Huntington, WV · Manhattan, KS · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair WV:KS

PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-NET

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE WV × KS
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-NET Largest gap · Avg Net Price

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.

  • Kansas State University: average net price rose +12.8% from $15,852 (2013) to $17,883 (2023), r² 0.59.
  • Marshall University: net price ranged $8,327–$9,508 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -0.9% is not a trend (r² 0.31).
  • Marshall University: acceptance rate eased +22.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.75).
  • Kansas State University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.25).

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: Marshall University vs Kansas State University

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE Marshall University leads on avg net price ($7,502 vs $19,406 at Kansas State University)
  2. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Kansas State University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (81.2% vs 54.2% at Marshall University)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Kansas State University leads on 150%-time completion (70.8% vs 49.9% at Marshall University)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between Marshall University and Kansas State University?
Marshall University leads on avg net price at $7,502 versus $19,406 at Kansas State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Marshall University and Kansas State University?
Kansas State University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 81.2% versus 54.2% at Marshall University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Marshall University and Kansas State University?
Kansas State University leads on 150%-time completion at 70.8% versus 49.9% at Marshall University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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