Northern Virginia Community College vs Purdue University-Main Campus

Annandale, VA · West Lafayette, IN · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair VA:IN

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE VA × IN
  • 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 RANGE-ONLY · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

No stable joint trend on the primary axis

RANGE-ONLY · 2013–2023

For Northern Virginia Community College vs Purdue University-Main Campus, the overlapping average net-price path series over 2013–2023 does not clear a directional claim on both sides. What follows is the measured range, not a rise/fall headline.

  • Northern Virginia Community College: net price ranged $8,554–$10,415 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -11.2% is not a trend (r² 0.12).
  • Purdue University-Main Campus: net price ranged $9,127–$15,543 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -10.3% is not a trend (r² 0.20).

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: Northern Virginia Community College vs Purdue University-Main Campus

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Purdue University-Main Campus leads on 150%-time completion (83.1% vs 35.2% at Northern Virginia Community College)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Northern Virginia Community College leads on out-of-state tuition ($12,409 vs $28,794 at Purdue University-Main Campus)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Northern Virginia Community College leads on median debt at graduation ($11,000 vs $19,500 at Purdue University-Main Campus)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Northern Virginia Community College and Purdue University-Main Campus?
Purdue University-Main Campus leads on 150%-time completion at 83.1% versus 35.2% at Northern Virginia Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Northern Virginia Community College and Purdue University-Main Campus?
Northern Virginia Community College leads on out-of-state tuition at $12,409 versus $28,794 at Purdue University-Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Northern Virginia Community College and Purdue University-Main Campus?
Northern Virginia Community College leads on median debt at graduation at $11,000 versus $19,500 at Purdue University-Main Campus. 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