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Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg vs Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

Middletown, PA · University Park, PA · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair PA:PA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · PA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • 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 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-Penn State Harrisburg vs Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus, the overlapping average net-price 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.

  • Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus: average net price rose +20.6% from $27,032 (2013) to $32,606 (2023), r² 0.60.
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg: average net price rose +15.2% from $20,547 (2013) to $23,661 (2023), r² 0.91.

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 · 4 tied metrics omitted. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg vs Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus leads on 150%-time completion (85.9% vs 27.7% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus leads on acceptance rate (60.6% vs 97.6% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg leads on out-of-state tuition ($26,958 vs $41,790 at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus)

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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 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus?▼
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus leads on 150%-time completion at 85.9% versus 27.7% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg and Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus?▼
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus leads on acceptance rate at 60.6% versus 97.6% 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 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus?▼
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg leads on out-of-state tuition at $26,958 versus $41,790 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); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025