Mid Michigan College vs Purdue University-Main Campus

Harrison, MI · West Lafayette, IN · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair MI:IN

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MI × IN
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

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.

  • Mid Michigan College: average net price rose +70.4% from $5,928 (2013) to $10,100 (2023), r² 0.77.
  • 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).
  • Mid Michigan College: enrollment shrank -35.5% over 2013–2023; fitted -110 students/yr fitted, r² 0.88.
  • Purdue University-Main Campus: enrollment grew +31.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +1,048 students/yr fitted, r² 0.95.

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: Mid Michigan College vs Purdue University-Main Campus

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Purdue University-Main Campus leads on 150%-time completion (83.1% vs 22.6% at Mid Michigan College)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Mid Michigan College leads on out-of-state tuition ($10,864 vs $28,794 at Purdue University-Main Campus)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Purdue University-Main Campus leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($72,424 vs $37,319 at Mid Michigan College)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Mid Michigan College and Purdue University-Main Campus?
Purdue University-Main Campus leads on 150%-time completion at 83.1% versus 22.6% at Mid Michigan College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Mid Michigan College and Purdue University-Main Campus?
Mid Michigan College leads on out-of-state tuition at $10,864 versus $28,794 at Purdue University-Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Mid Michigan College and Purdue University-Main Campus?
Purdue University-Main Campus leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $72,424 versus $37,319 at Mid Michigan College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025