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Ohio University-Main Campus vs Merritt College

Athens, OH · Oakland, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair OH:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE OH × CA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings 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.

  • Merritt College: average net price rose +45.9% from $10,104 (2013) to $14,742 (2023), r² 0.68.
  • Ohio University-Main Campus: net price ranged $19,416–$23,831 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +5.1% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • Ohio University-Main Campus: enrollment shrank -20.9% over 2013–2023; fitted -678 students/yr fitted, r² 0.86.
  • Merritt College: enrollment shrank -5.2% over 2013–2023; fitted -90 students/yr fitted, r² 0.50.

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 University-Main Campus vs Merritt College

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Merritt College leads on in-state tuition ($1,258 vs $14,158 at Ohio University-Main Campus)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Ohio University-Main Campus leads on 150%-time completion (66.0% vs 23.4% at Merritt College)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Merritt College leads on out-of-state tuition ($9,898 vs $24,838 at Ohio University-Main Campus)

Ohio University-Main Campus profile · Merritt College profile · Compare other colleges

In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Ohio University-Main Campus and Merritt College?▼
Merritt College leads on in-state tuition at $1,258 versus $14,158 at Ohio University-Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Ohio University-Main Campus and Merritt College?▼
Ohio University-Main Campus leads on 150%-time completion at 66.0% versus 23.4% at Merritt College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Ohio University-Main Campus and Merritt College?▼
Merritt College leads on out-of-state tuition at $9,898 versus $24,838 at Ohio 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