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North Carolina State University at Raleigh vs South Dakota State University

Raleigh, NC · Brookings, SD · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair NC:SD

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NC × SD
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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.

  • North Carolina State University at Raleigh: acceptance rate tightened -20.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.60).
  • South Dakota State University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.00).
  • North Carolina State University at Raleigh: enrollment grew +14.8% over 2013–2023; fitted +358 students/yr fitted, r² 0.83.
  • 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: North Carolina State University at Raleigh vs South Dakota State University

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI South Dakota State University leads on out-of-state tuition ($12,809 vs $32,847 at North Carolina State University at Raleigh)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE North Carolina State University at Raleigh leads on acceptance rate (41.7% vs 98.3% at South Dakota State University)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI North Carolina State University at Raleigh leads on 150%-time completion (84.7% vs 61.0% at South Dakota State University)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between North Carolina State University at Raleigh and South Dakota State University?▼
South Dakota State University leads on out-of-state tuition at $12,809 versus $32,847 at North Carolina State University at Raleigh. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between North Carolina State University at Raleigh and South Dakota State University?▼
North Carolina State University at Raleigh leads on acceptance rate at 41.7% versus 98.3% at South Dakota State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between North Carolina State University at Raleigh and South Dakota State University?▼
North Carolina State University at Raleigh leads on 150%-time completion at 84.7% versus 61.0% 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); out-of-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025