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Potomac State College of West Virginia University vs Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Keyser, WV · Cambridge, MA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair WV:MA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE WV × MA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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.

  • Potomac State College of West Virginia University: enrollment shrank -30.9% over 2013–2023; fitted -43 students/yr fitted, r² 0.96.
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology: enrollment ranged 4,360–4,638 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Potomac State College of West Virginia University: net price ranged $7,006–$8,770 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +5.7% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology: net price ranged $5,084–$23,547 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -9.2% is not a trend (r² 0.29).

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: Potomac State College of West Virginia University vs Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Potomac State College of West Virginia University leads on in-state tuition ($5,280 vs $62,396 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Potomac State College of West Virginia University leads on out-of-state tuition ($13,200 vs $62,396 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on 150%-time completion (96.2% vs 28.3% at Potomac State College of West Virginia University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Potomac State College of West Virginia University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology?▼
Potomac State College of West Virginia University leads on in-state tuition at $5,280 versus $62,396 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Potomac State College of West Virginia University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology?▼
Potomac State College of West Virginia University leads on out-of-state tuition at $13,200 versus $62,396 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Potomac State College of West Virginia University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology?▼
Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on 150%-time completion at 96.2% versus 28.3% at Potomac State College of West Virginia University. 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