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Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley vs University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus

Center Valley, PA · Waterbury, 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 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 Lehigh Valley: average net price rose +43.8% from $13,436 (2013) to $19,324 (2023), r² 0.73.
  • University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus: net price ranged $7,599–$9,525 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +0.6% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley: acceptance rate eased +10.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.79).
  • University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus: acceptance rate eased +106.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.58).

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 Lehigh Valley vs University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus leads on 150%-time completion (56.1% vs 17.6% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus leads on avg net price ($10,875 vs $18,220 at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley leads on out-of-state tuition ($25,392 vs $40,808 at University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley and University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus?▼
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus leads on 150%-time completion at 56.1% versus 17.6% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley and University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus?▼
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus leads on avg net price at $10,875 versus $18,220 at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley and University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus?▼
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley leads on out-of-state tuition at $25,392 versus $40,808 at University of Connecticut-Waterbury 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