National Polytechnic College vs University of Pennsylvania

Lakewood, CA · Philadelphia, PA · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (10 yr)

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Pair CA:PA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE CA × PA
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (10 yr)

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.

  • National Polytechnic College: average net price rose +297.6% from $7,955 (2013) to $31,626 (2023), r² 0.68.
  • University of Pennsylvania: net price ranged $14,851–$31,229 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +36.1% is not a trend (r² 0.03).
  • National Polytechnic College: enrollment ranged 144–299 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • University of Pennsylvania: enrollment ranged 10,507–10,774 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

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: National Polytechnic College vs University of Pennsylvania

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of Pennsylvania leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($111,371 vs $30,781 at National Polytechnic College)
  2. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT University of Pennsylvania leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (90.5% vs 29.9% at National Polytechnic College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of Pennsylvania leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($90,555 vs $32,541 at National Polytechnic College)

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Median Earnings (10 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between National Polytechnic College and University of Pennsylvania?▼
University of Pennsylvania leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $111,371 versus $30,781 at National Polytechnic College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between National Polytechnic College and University of Pennsylvania?▼
University of Pennsylvania leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 90.5% versus 29.9% at National Polytechnic College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between National Polytechnic College and University of Pennsylvania?▼
University of Pennsylvania leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $90,555 versus $32,541 at National Polytechnic College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median earnings (10 yr) focus for this pair · 2025