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Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo vs Worcester State University

Arecibo, PR · Worcester, MA · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair PR:MA

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-TUITION

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE PR × MA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • 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.

  • Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo: average net price rose +111.9% from $4,447 (2013) to $9,421 (2023), r² 0.79.
  • Worcester State University: net price ranged $13,627–$19,113 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -10.9% is not a trend (r² 0.32).
  • Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.38).
  • Worcester State University: acceptance rate eased +48.2% 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. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo vs Worcester State University

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo leads on out-of-state tuition ($6,550 vs $17,866 at Worcester State University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Worcester State University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($50,233 vs $20,637 at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Worcester State University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($60,624 vs $24,908 at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo and Worcester State University?▼
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo leads on out-of-state tuition at $6,550 versus $17,866 at Worcester State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo and Worcester State University?▼
Worcester State University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $50,233 versus $20,637 at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo and Worcester State University?▼
Worcester State University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $60,624 versus $24,908 at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo. 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