Michigan State University vs Indiana University-Bloomington

East Lansing, MI · Bloomington, IN · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair MI:IN

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MI × IN
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-State Tuition

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-RACE · narrow · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Nearly parallel enrollment growth

ENROLL-RACE · narrow · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both Michigan State University and Indiana University-Bloomington across 2013–2023. The fitted annual pace is what separates this board from a generic large-campus frame.

  • Indiana University-Bloomington: enrollment grew +14.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +350 students/yr fitted, r² 0.69.
  • Michigan State University: enrollment grew +7.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +124 students/yr fitted, r² 0.40.
  • Michigan State University: acceptance rate eased +22.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.80).
  • Indiana University-Bloomington: acceptance rate eased +11.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.65).

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 Indiana University-Bloomington

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Indiana University-Bloomington leads on in-state tuition ($12,144 vs $16,458 at Michigan State University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Indiana University-Bloomington leads on avg net price ($16,264 vs $19,680 at Michigan State University)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Indiana University-Bloomington leads on median debt at graduation ($19,509 vs $23,250 at Michigan State University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Michigan State University and Indiana University-Bloomington?
Indiana University-Bloomington leads on in-state tuition at $12,144 versus $16,458 at Michigan State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Michigan State University and Indiana University-Bloomington?
Indiana University-Bloomington leads on avg net price at $16,264 versus $19,680 at Michigan State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Michigan State University and Indiana University-Bloomington?
Indiana University-Bloomington leads on median debt at graduation at $19,509 versus $23,250 at Michigan State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025