Ohio State University-Main Campus vs University of Delaware

Columbus, OH · Newark, DE · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair OH:DE

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE OH × DE
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • 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.

  • University of Delaware: average net price rose +5.8% from $15,998 (2013) to $16,931 (2023), r² 0.48.
  • 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).
  • University of Delaware: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.15).

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 University of Delaware

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Ohio State University-Main Campus leads on in-state tuition ($13,244 vs $16,810 at University of Delaware)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Ohio State University-Main Campus leads on median debt at graduation ($19,976 vs $24,572 at University of Delaware)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of Delaware leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($72,950 vs $60,409 at Ohio State University-Main Campus)

Ohio State University-Main Campus profile · University of Delaware profile · Compare other colleges

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Ohio State University-Main Campus and University of Delaware?
Ohio State University-Main Campus leads on in-state tuition at $13,244 versus $16,810 at University of Delaware. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Ohio State University-Main Campus and University of Delaware?
Ohio State University-Main Campus leads on median debt at graduation at $19,976 versus $24,572 at University of Delaware. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Ohio State University-Main Campus and University of Delaware?
University of Delaware leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $72,950 versus $60,409 at Ohio State 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); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025