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Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona vs University of Connecticut-Avery Point

Altoona, PA · Groton, CT · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair PA:CT

PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-OUTCOME

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE PA × CT
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • 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 · 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.

  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona: enrollment ranged 0–3,829 (2013–2023, 9 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • University of Connecticut-Avery Point: enrollment shrank -28.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -23 students/yr fitted, r² 0.87.
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona: acceptance rate eased +14.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.94).
  • University of Connecticut-Avery Point: acceptance rate eased +45.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.57).

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 University of Connecticut-Avery Point

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI University of Connecticut-Avery Point leads on 150%-time completion (59.1% vs 17.2% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Connecticut-Avery Point leads on avg net price ($13,807 vs $22,213 at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona leads on out-of-state tuition ($26,958 vs $40,808 at University of Connecticut-Avery Point)

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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 University of Connecticut-Avery Point?▼
University of Connecticut-Avery Point leads on 150%-time completion at 59.1% versus 17.2% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona and University of Connecticut-Avery Point?▼
University of Connecticut-Avery Point leads on avg net price at $13,807 versus $22,213 at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona and University of Connecticut-Avery Point?▼
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona leads on out-of-state tuition at $26,958 versus $40,808 at University of Connecticut-Avery Point. 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