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Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg vs George Mason University

Middletown, PA · Fairfax, VA · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair PA:VA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE PA × VA
  • 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 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.

  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg: average net price rose +15.2% from $20,547 (2013) to $23,661 (2023), r² 0.91.
  • George Mason University: net price ranged $17,385–$21,048 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -0.1% is not a trend (r² 0.03).
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg: acceptance rate eased +20.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.96).
  • George Mason University: acceptance rate eased +43.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.80).

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 Harrisburg vs George Mason University

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI George Mason University leads on 150%-time completion (68.6% vs 27.7% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg leads on out-of-state tuition ($26,958 vs $38,688 at George Mason University)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE George Mason University leads on avg net price ($17,915 vs $23,330 at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg and George Mason University?▼
George Mason University leads on 150%-time completion at 68.6% versus 27.7% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg and George Mason University?▼
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg leads on out-of-state tuition at $26,958 versus $38,688 at George Mason University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg and George Mason University?▼
George Mason University leads on avg net price at $17,915 versus $23,330 at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg. 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