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Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona vs University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

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

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PUBLIC-PAIR · SAME-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-SPLIT · EARN-PAR · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-OUTCOME

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · PA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • 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 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 Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus: net price ranged $26,861–$30,074 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +12.0% is not a trend (r² 0.36).
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona: average net price rose +7.5% from $22,976 (2013) to $24,699 (2023), r² 0.48.
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona: acceptance rate eased +14.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.94).
  • University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.00).

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 Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus leads on 150%-time completion (84.9% vs 17.2% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus leads on acceptance rate (58.1% vs 98.1% 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 $41,430 at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus)

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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 Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus?▼
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus leads on 150%-time completion at 84.9% versus 17.2% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona and University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus?▼
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus leads on acceptance rate at 58.1% versus 98.1% 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 Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus?▼
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona leads on out-of-state tuition at $26,958 versus $41,430 at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus. 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