Pennsylvania College of Technology vs University of Pennsylvania

Williamsport, PA · Philadelphia, PA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair PA:PA

MIXED-SECTOR · SAME-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-TUITION

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · PA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • 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.

  • University of Pennsylvania: net price ranged $14,851–$31,229 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +36.1% is not a trend (r² 0.03).
  • Pennsylvania College of Technology: average net price rose +14.5% from $22,774 (2013) to $26,084 (2023), r² 0.70.
  • Pennsylvania College of Technology: enrollment shrank -24.2% over 2013–2023; fitted -165 students/yr fitted, r² 0.89.
  • University of Pennsylvania: enrollment ranged 10,507–10,774 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

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: Pennsylvania College of Technology vs University of Pennsylvania

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Pennsylvania College of Technology leads on in-state tuition ($18,240 vs $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Pennsylvania College of Technology leads on out-of-state tuition ($25,980 vs $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of Pennsylvania leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($111,371 vs $52,567 at Pennsylvania College of Technology)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Pennsylvania College of Technology and University of Pennsylvania?
Pennsylvania College of Technology leads on in-state tuition at $18,240 versus $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Pennsylvania College of Technology and University of Pennsylvania?
Pennsylvania College of Technology leads on out-of-state tuition at $25,980 versus $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Pennsylvania College of Technology and University of Pennsylvania?
University of Pennsylvania leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $111,371 versus $52,567 at Pennsylvania College of Technology. 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