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Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton vs University of Massachusetts-Lowell

Hazleton, PA · Lowell, MA · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE PA × MA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • 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 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 Hazleton: enrollment shrank -44.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -51 students/yr fitted, r² 0.42.
  • University of Massachusetts-Lowell: enrollment ranged 11,632–13,601 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.30).
  • University of Massachusetts-Lowell: acceptance rate eased +33.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.86).

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 Hazleton vs University of Massachusetts-Lowell

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI University of Massachusetts-Lowell leads on 150%-time completion (67.4% vs 22.0% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton leads on out-of-state tuition ($25,392 vs $36,264 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell)
  3. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Massachusetts-Lowell leads on acceptance rate (83.0% vs 96.4% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton and University of Massachusetts-Lowell?▼
University of Massachusetts-Lowell leads on 150%-time completion at 67.4% versus 22.0% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton and University of Massachusetts-Lowell?▼
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton leads on out-of-state tuition at $25,392 versus $36,264 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton and University of Massachusetts-Lowell?▼
University of Massachusetts-Lowell leads on acceptance rate at 83.0% versus 96.4% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton. 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