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Ohio State University-Main Campus vs University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Columbus, OH · Amherst, MA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair OH:MA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE OH × MA
  • ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • 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 ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • University of Massachusetts-Amherst: enrollment grew +9.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +241 students/yr fitted, r² 0.86.
  • Ohio State University-Main Campus: enrollment ranged 43,139–45,986 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Ohio State University-Main Campus: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.03).
  • University of Massachusetts-Amherst: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.05).

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 Massachusetts-Amherst

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Ohio State University-Main Campus leads on in-state tuition ($13,244 vs $17,772 at University of Massachusetts-Amherst)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Ohio State University-Main Campus leads on avg net price ($17,339 vs $22,383 at University of Massachusetts-Amherst)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of Massachusetts-Amherst leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($71,631 vs $60,409 at Ohio State University-Main Campus)

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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 Massachusetts-Amherst?▼
Ohio State University-Main Campus leads on in-state tuition at $13,244 versus $17,772 at University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Ohio State University-Main Campus and University of Massachusetts-Amherst?▼
Ohio State University-Main Campus leads on avg net price at $17,339 versus $22,383 at University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Ohio State University-Main Campus and University of Massachusetts-Amherst?▼
University of Massachusetts-Amherst leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $71,631 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