Pennsylvania State University-World Campus vs University of Kentucky

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

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Pair PA:KY

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE PA × KY
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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 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-World Campus vs University of Kentucky, 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 Kentucky: net price ranged $14,333–$18,903 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +20.1% is not a trend (r² 0.27).
  • 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).

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-World Campus vs University of Kentucky

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Pennsylvania State University-World Campus leads on out-of-state tuition ($15,356 vs $34,140 at University of Kentucky)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI University of Kentucky leads on 150%-time completion (70.7% vs 33.9% at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus)
  3. RETENTION-RATE University of Kentucky leads on retention rate (86.8% vs 65.8% at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus)

Pennsylvania State University-World Campus profile · University of Kentucky profile · Compare other colleges

Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-World Campus and University of Kentucky?
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus leads on out-of-state tuition at $15,356 versus $34,140 at University of Kentucky. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-World Campus and University of Kentucky?
University of Kentucky leads on 150%-time completion at 70.7% versus 33.9% at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On retention rate, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-World Campus and University of Kentucky?
University of Kentucky leads on retention rate at 86.8% versus 65.8% at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus. 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