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Purdue University-Main Campus vs University of Wisconsin-Madison

West Lafayette, IN · Madison, WI · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE IN × WI
  • ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • 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 ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Selectivity moved on only one side of this board

ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, one school's acceptance-rate series clears the r² ≥ 0.40 floor while the other does not. Read the directional claim as one-sided, then check the companion metric below.

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison: acceptance rate tightened -36.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.42).
  • Purdue University-Main Campus: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.02).
  • Purdue University-Main Campus: enrollment grew +31.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +1,048 students/yr fitted, r² 0.95.
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison: enrollment grew +20.9% over 2013–2023; fitted +651 students/yr fitted, r² 0.85.

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: Purdue University-Main Campus vs University of Wisconsin-Madison

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Purdue University-Main Campus leads on out-of-state tuition ($28,794 vs $42,103 at University of Wisconsin-Madison)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Purdue University-Main Campus leads on avg net price ($14,600 vs $17,354 at University of Wisconsin-Madison)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Purdue University-Main Campus leads on in-state tuition ($9,992 vs $11,603 at University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Purdue University-Main Campus profile · University of Wisconsin-Madison profile · Compare other colleges

Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Purdue University-Main Campus and University of Wisconsin-Madison?▼
Purdue University-Main Campus leads on out-of-state tuition at $28,794 versus $42,103 at University of Wisconsin-Madison. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Purdue University-Main Campus and University of Wisconsin-Madison?▼
Purdue University-Main Campus leads on avg net price at $14,600 versus $17,354 at University of Wisconsin-Madison. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Purdue University-Main Campus and University of Wisconsin-Madison?▼
Purdue University-Main Campus leads on in-state tuition at $9,992 versus $11,603 at University of Wisconsin-Madison. 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