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Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre vs University of Massachusetts-Lowell

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

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Pair PA:MA

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 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 Wilkes-Barre vs University of Massachusetts-Lowell, 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.

  • University of Massachusetts-Lowell: net price ranged $14,071–$20,079 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +13.9% is not a trend (r² 0.02).
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre: net price ranged $13,352–$17,473 across 8 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +10.2% is not a trend (r² 0.22).

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 Wilkes-Barre vs University of Massachusetts-Lowell

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI University of Massachusetts-Lowell leads on 150%-time completion (67.4% vs 19.5% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre leads on out-of-state tuition ($24,006 vs $36,264 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre leads on in-state tuition ($14,280 vs $16,966 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre and University of Massachusetts-Lowell?▼
University of Massachusetts-Lowell leads on 150%-time completion at 67.4% versus 19.5% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre and University of Massachusetts-Lowell?▼
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre leads on out-of-state tuition at $24,006 versus $36,264 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre and University of Massachusetts-Lowell?▼
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre leads on in-state tuition at $14,280 versus $16,966 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell. 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