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Michigan State University vs Hawkeye Community College

East Lansing, MI · Waterloo, IA · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair MI:IA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MI × IA
  • 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 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 Michigan State University vs Hawkeye Community College, 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.

  • Michigan State University: net price ranged $10,925–$20,751 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +25.7% is not a trend (r² 0.05).
  • Hawkeye Community College: net price ranged $10,298–$12,123 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -10.7% is not a trend (r² 0.01).

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: Michigan State University vs Hawkeye Community College

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Hawkeye Community College leads on out-of-state tuition ($6,612 vs $43,842 at Michigan State University)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Hawkeye Community College leads on in-state tuition ($6,525 vs $16,458 at Michigan State University)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Michigan State University leads on 150%-time completion (81.4% vs 37.6% at Hawkeye Community College)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Michigan State University and Hawkeye Community College?▼
Hawkeye Community College leads on out-of-state tuition at $6,612 versus $43,842 at Michigan State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Michigan State University and Hawkeye Community College?▼
Hawkeye Community College leads on in-state tuition at $6,525 versus $16,458 at Michigan State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Michigan State University and Hawkeye Community College?▼
Michigan State University leads on 150%-time completion at 81.4% versus 37.6% at Hawkeye Community College. 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