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Pennsylvania State University-World Campus vs Western Kentucky University

University Park, PA · Bowling Green, KY · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair PA:KY

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE PA × KY
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-NET Largest gap · Avg Net Price

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-World Campus: enrollment ranged 0–8,108 (2013–2023, 9 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Western Kentucky University: enrollment shrank -22.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -395 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.
  • Pennsylvania State University-World Campus: acceptance rate eased +12.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.42).
  • Western Kentucky University: acceptance rate eased +5.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.78).

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 Western Kentucky University

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE Western Kentucky University leads on avg net price ($10,990 vs $19,550 at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Pennsylvania State University-World Campus leads on out-of-state tuition ($15,356 vs $27,000 at Western Kentucky University)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Western Kentucky University leads on 150%-time completion (54.6% vs 33.9% at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-World Campus and Western Kentucky University?▼
Western Kentucky University leads on avg net price at $10,990 versus $19,550 at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-World Campus and Western Kentucky University?▼
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus leads on out-of-state tuition at $15,356 versus $27,000 at Western Kentucky University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-World Campus and Western Kentucky University?▼
Western Kentucky University leads on 150%-time completion at 54.6% versus 33.9% 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); avg net price focus for this pair · 2025