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Pair PA:MA
MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-TUITION
- MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
- CROSS-STATE PA × MA
- ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
- NET-SPLIT Net-price split
- EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
- DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
- COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
- GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-State Tuition
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.
- Bentley University: average net price rose +29.8% from $29,886 (2013) to $38,787 (2023), r² 0.84.
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango: net price ranged $13,447–$16,905 across 8 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +0.1% is not a trend (r² 0.11).
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango: acceptance rate eased +30.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.94).
- Bentley University: acceptance rate eased +10.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.47).
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
Location
Type
Undergraduate Enrollment
In-State Tuition
150%-Time Completion
Out-of-State Tuition
Avg Net Price
Acceptance Rate
Median Earnings (10 yr)
Median Earnings (6 yr)
Retention Rate
Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.
| Metric | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango Sharon, PA | Bentley University Waltham, MA |
| Location | Sharon, PA | Waltham, MA |
| Type | Public | Private Nonprofit |
| Undergraduate Enrollment | 256 | 4,474 |
| In-State Tuition | $14,024 | $61,000 |
| 150%-Time Completion | 32.5% | 87.5% |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $23,560 | $61,000 |
| Avg Net Price | $18,095 | $37,930 |
| Acceptance Rate | 92.2% | 45.1% |
| Median Earnings (10 yr) | $63,435 | $120,959 |
| Median Earnings (6 yr) | $55,620 | $86,679 |
| Retention Rate | 65.8% | 92.7% |
Rows ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side. College Scorecard.
Largest gaps: Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango vs Bentley University
- IN-STATE-TUITION Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango leads on in-state tuition ($14,024 vs $61,000 at Bentley University)
- 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Bentley University leads on 150%-time completion (87.5% vs 32.5% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango)
- OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango leads on out-of-state tuition ($23,560 vs $61,000 at Bentley University)
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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions
On in-state tuition, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango and Bentley University?▼
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango leads on in-state tuition at $14,024 versus $61,000 at Bentley University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango and Bentley University?▼
Bentley University leads on 150%-time completion at 87.5% versus 32.5% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango and Bentley University?▼
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango leads on out-of-state tuition at $23,560 versus $61,000 at Bentley University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.