Murray State College vs South Dakota State University

Tishomingo, OK · Brookings, SD · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

Scorecard match plate

Pair OK:SD

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE OK × SD
  • 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.

  • Murray State College: average net price rose +74.1% from $8,658 (2013) to $15,071 (2023), r² 0.47.
  • South Dakota State University: net price ranged $15,538–$21,762 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +17.3% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • Murray State College: enrollment shrank -15.8% over 2013–2023; fitted -59 students/yr fitted, r² 0.70.
  • South Dakota State University: enrollment shrank -12.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -161 students/yr fitted, r² 0.93.

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: Murray State College vs South Dakota State University

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI South Dakota State University leads on 150%-time completion (61.0% vs 27.1% at Murray State College)
  2. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT South Dakota State University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (88.9% vs 50.6% at Murray State College)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Murray State College leads on median debt at graduation ($13,387 vs $23,250 at South Dakota State University)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Murray State College and South Dakota State University?
South Dakota State University leads on 150%-time completion at 61.0% versus 27.1% at Murray State College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Murray State College and South Dakota State University?
South Dakota State University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 88.9% versus 50.6% at Murray State College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Murray State College and South Dakota State University?
Murray State College leads on median debt at graduation at $13,387 versus $23,250 at South Dakota 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); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025