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Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York vs Merritt College

York, PA · Oakland, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair PA:CA

PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-TUITION

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE PA × CA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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 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 York: enrollment ranged 0–977 (2013–2023, 9 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Merritt College: enrollment shrank -5.2% over 2013–2023; fitted -90 students/yr fitted, r² 0.50.
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York: average net price rose +29.1% from $14,717 (2013) to $19,005 (2023), r² 0.65.
  • Merritt College: average net price rose +45.9% from $10,104 (2013) to $14,742 (2023), r² 0.68.

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 York vs Merritt College

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Merritt College leads on in-state tuition ($1,258 vs $15,208 at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Merritt College leads on out-of-state tuition ($9,898 vs $25,392 at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Merritt College leads on 150%-time completion (23.4% vs 13.7% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York and Merritt College?▼
Merritt College leads on in-state tuition at $1,258 versus $15,208 at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York and Merritt College?▼
Merritt College leads on out-of-state tuition at $9,898 versus $25,392 at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York and Merritt College?▼
Merritt College leads on 150%-time completion at 23.4% versus 13.7% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025