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Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona vs Fordham University

Altoona, PA · Bronx, NY · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair PA:NY

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-OUTCOME

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE PA × NY
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Headcount surged on one side only

ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023

Fordham University posted a brisk directional enrollment rise over 2013–2023 while its peer's size series stays a range. Pair any cost snapshot with that asymmetry before treating the campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona: enrollment ranged 0–3,829 (2013–2023, 9 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Fordham University: enrollment grew +25.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +169 students/yr fitted, r² 0.87.
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona: acceptance rate eased +14.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.94).
  • Fordham University: acceptance rate eased +19.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.56).

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-Penn State Altoona vs Fordham University

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Fordham University leads on 150%-time completion (81.1% vs 17.2% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona leads on in-state tuition ($15,972 vs $64,915 at Fordham University)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona leads on out-of-state tuition ($26,958 vs $64,915 at Fordham University)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona and Fordham University?▼
Fordham University leads on 150%-time completion at 81.1% versus 17.2% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona and Fordham University?▼
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona leads on in-state tuition at $15,972 versus $64,915 at Fordham University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona and Fordham University?▼
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona leads on out-of-state tuition at $26,958 versus $64,915 at Fordham University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025