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Pennsylvania State University-World Campus vs Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg

University Park, PA · Middletown, PA · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair PA:PA

PUBLIC-PAIR · SAME-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-PAR · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-TUITION

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · PA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · Out-of-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.

  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg: average net price rose +15.2% from $20,547 (2013) to $23,661 (2023), r² 0.91.
  • Pennsylvania State University-World Campus: net price ranged $18,165–$23,422 across 8 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +14.6% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • Pennsylvania State University-World Campus: acceptance rate eased +12.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.42).
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg: acceptance rate eased +20.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.96).

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 · 4 tied metrics omitted. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Pennsylvania State University-World Campus vs Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Pennsylvania State University-World Campus leads on out-of-state tuition ($15,356 vs $26,958 at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg)
  2. RETENTION-RATE Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg leads on retention rate (82.1% vs 65.8% at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Pennsylvania State University-World Campus leads on 150%-time completion (33.9% vs 27.7% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-World Campus and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg?▼
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus leads on out-of-state tuition at $15,356 versus $26,958 at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On retention rate, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-World Campus and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg?▼
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg leads on retention rate at 82.1% versus 65.8% at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-World Campus and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg?▼
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus leads on 150%-time completion at 33.9% versus 27.7% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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