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Minnesota State University-Mankato vs Franklin W Olin College of Engineering

Mankato, MN · Needham, MA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair MN:MA

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-TUITION

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE MN × MA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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 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.

  • Minnesota State University-Mankato: average net price rose +31.4% from $14,161 (2013) to $18,609 (2023), r² 0.97.
  • Franklin W Olin College of Engineering: net price ranged $15,647–$25,924 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +3.0% is not a trend (r² 0.00).
  • Minnesota State University-Mankato: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.34).
  • Franklin W Olin College of Engineering: acceptance rate eased +28.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.57).

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: Minnesota State University-Mankato vs Franklin W Olin College of Engineering

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Minnesota State University-Mankato leads on in-state tuition ($9,572 vs $66,398 at Franklin W Olin College of Engineering)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Franklin W Olin College of Engineering leads on acceptance rate (25.2% vs 88.4% at Minnesota State University-Mankato)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Minnesota State University-Mankato leads on out-of-state tuition ($18,942 vs $66,398 at Franklin W Olin College of Engineering)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Minnesota State University-Mankato and Franklin W Olin College of Engineering?▼
Minnesota State University-Mankato leads on in-state tuition at $9,572 versus $66,398 at Franklin W Olin College of Engineering. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Minnesota State University-Mankato and Franklin W Olin College of Engineering?▼
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering leads on acceptance rate at 25.2% versus 88.4% at Minnesota State University-Mankato. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Minnesota State University-Mankato and Franklin W Olin College of Engineering?▼
Minnesota State University-Mankato leads on out-of-state tuition at $18,942 versus $66,398 at Franklin W Olin College of Engineering. 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