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Minnesota State University Moorhead vs Western Kentucky University

Moorhead, MN · Bowling Green, KY · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair MN:KY

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MN × KY
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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 ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Selectivity moved on only one side of this board

ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, one school's acceptance-rate series clears the r² ≥ 0.40 floor while the other does not. Read the directional claim as one-sided, then check the companion metric below.

  • Minnesota State University Moorhead: acceptance rate tightened -40.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.56).
  • Western Kentucky University: acceptance rate eased +5.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.78).
  • Minnesota State University Moorhead: enrollment shrank -47.2% over 2013–2023; fitted -253 students/yr fitted, r² 0.98.
  • Western Kentucky University: enrollment shrank -22.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -395 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.

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 Moorhead vs Western Kentucky University

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Minnesota State University Moorhead leads on out-of-state tuition ($10,428 vs $27,000 at Western Kentucky University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Western Kentucky University leads on avg net price ($10,990 vs $17,997 at Minnesota State University Moorhead)
  3. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Minnesota State University Moorhead leads on acceptance rate (58.8% vs 93.9% at Western Kentucky University)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Minnesota State University Moorhead and Western Kentucky University?▼
Minnesota State University Moorhead leads on out-of-state tuition at $10,428 versus $27,000 at Western Kentucky University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Minnesota State University Moorhead and Western Kentucky University?▼
Western Kentucky University leads on avg net price at $10,990 versus $17,997 at Minnesota State University Moorhead. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Minnesota State University Moorhead and Western Kentucky University?▼
Minnesota State University Moorhead leads on acceptance rate at 58.8% versus 93.9% at Western Kentucky University. 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