Ohio State University-Main Campus vs Pacific University

Columbus, OH · Forest Grove, OR · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair OH:OR

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE OH × OR
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-State Tuition

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.

  • Pacific University: average net price rose +27.4% from $27,742 (2013) to $35,350 (2023), r² 0.88.
  • Ohio State University-Main Campus: net price ranged $16,845–$18,623 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +2.4% is not a trend (r² 0.02).
  • Ohio State University-Main Campus: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.03).
  • Pacific University: acceptance rate eased +6.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.67).

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: Ohio State University-Main Campus vs Pacific University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Ohio State University-Main Campus leads on in-state tuition ($13,244 vs $56,374 at Pacific University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Ohio State University-Main Campus leads on avg net price ($17,339 vs $35,273 at Pacific University)
  3. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Ohio State University-Main Campus leads on acceptance rate (60.6% vs 89.6% at Pacific University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Ohio State University-Main Campus and Pacific University?
Ohio State University-Main Campus leads on in-state tuition at $13,244 versus $56,374 at Pacific University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Ohio State University-Main Campus and Pacific University?
Ohio State University-Main Campus leads on avg net price at $17,339 versus $35,273 at Pacific University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Ohio State University-Main Campus and Pacific University?
Ohio State University-Main Campus leads on acceptance rate at 60.6% versus 89.6% at Pacific University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025