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Minnesota West Community and Technical College vs Southwest Minnesota State University

Granite Falls, MN · Marshall, MN · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair MN:MN

PUBLIC-PAIR · SAME-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-DEBT

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · MN
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

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 West Community and Technical College: average net price rose +14.4% from $10,402 (2013) to $11,898 (2023), r² 0.66.
  • Southwest Minnesota State University: net price ranged $13,683–$14,926 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +1.7% is not a trend (r² 0.07).
  • Minnesota West Community and Technical College: enrollment shrank -21.5% over 2013–2023; fitted -36 students/yr fitted, r² 0.71.
  • Southwest Minnesota State University: enrollment shrank -15.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -49 students/yr fitted, r² 0.76.

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 West Community and Technical College vs Southwest Minnesota State University

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Minnesota West Community and Technical College leads on median debt at graduation ($10,987 vs $20,500 at Southwest Minnesota State University)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Minnesota West Community and Technical College leads on in-state tuition ($6,491 vs $10,361 at Southwest Minnesota State University)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Minnesota West Community and Technical College leads on out-of-state tuition ($6,491 vs $10,361 at Southwest Minnesota State University)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Minnesota West Community and Technical College and Southwest Minnesota State University?▼
Minnesota West Community and Technical College leads on median debt at graduation at $10,987 versus $20,500 at Southwest Minnesota State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Minnesota West Community and Technical College and Southwest Minnesota State University?▼
Minnesota West Community and Technical College leads on in-state tuition at $6,491 versus $10,361 at Southwest Minnesota State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Minnesota West Community and Technical College and Southwest Minnesota State University?▼
Minnesota West Community and Technical College leads on out-of-state tuition at $6,491 versus $10,361 at Southwest Minnesota 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); median debt at graduation focus for this pair · 2025