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Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus vs Medical University of South Carolina

University Park, PA · Charleston, SC · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair PA:SC

PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · GAP-DEBT

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE PA × SC
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the RANGE-ONLY · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

No stable joint trend on the primary axis

RANGE-ONLY · 2013–2023

For Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus vs Medical University of South Carolina, the overlapping undergraduate enrollment path series over 2013–2023 does not clear a directional claim on both sides. What follows is the measured range, not a rise/fall headline.

  • Medical University of South Carolina: enrollment ranged 205–334 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus: enrollment ranged 39,460–74,630 (2013–2023, 9 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 State University-Main Campus vs Medical University of South Carolina

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Medical University of South Carolina leads on median debt at graduation ($15,000 vs $25,000 at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Medical University of South Carolina leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($77,677 vs $55,620 at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Medical University of South Carolina leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($88,420 vs $63,435 at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus)

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus profile · Medical University of South Carolina profile · Compare other colleges

Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus and Medical University of South Carolina?▼
Medical University of South Carolina leads on median debt at graduation at $15,000 versus $25,000 at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus and Medical University of South Carolina?▼
Medical University of South Carolina leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $77,677 versus $55,620 at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus and Medical University of South Carolina?▼
Medical University of South Carolina leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $88,420 versus $63,435 at Pennsylvania 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); median debt at graduation focus for this pair · 2025