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Purdue University-Main Campus vs Utah Valley University

West Lafayette, IN · Orem, UT · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE IN × UT
  • 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-RACE · wide · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Both grew, one campus expanded much faster

ENROLL-RACE · wide · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both Purdue University-Main Campus and Utah Valley University across 2013–2023, but one fitted annual pace pulls far ahead of the other. Treat them as size peers on different slopes, not interchangeable large campuses.

  • Purdue University-Main Campus: enrollment grew +31.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +1,048 students/yr fitted, r² 0.95.
  • Utah Valley University: enrollment grew +13.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +319 students/yr fitted, r² 0.55.
  • Purdue University-Main Campus: net price ranged $9,127–$15,543 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -10.3% is not a trend (r² 0.20).
  • Utah Valley University: net price ranged $7,572–$9,955 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -12.2% is not a trend (r² 0.05).

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 Utah Valley University

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE Utah Valley University leads on avg net price ($6,376 vs $14,600 at Purdue University-Main Campus)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Purdue University-Main Campus leads on 150%-time completion (83.1% vs 43.1% at Utah Valley University)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Utah Valley University leads on out-of-state tuition ($18,489 vs $28,794 at Purdue University-Main Campus)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between Purdue University-Main Campus and Utah Valley University?▼
Utah Valley University leads on avg net price at $6,376 versus $14,600 at Purdue University-Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Purdue University-Main Campus and Utah Valley University?▼
Purdue University-Main Campus leads on 150%-time completion at 83.1% versus 43.1% at Utah Valley University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Purdue University-Main Campus and Utah Valley University?▼
Utah Valley University leads on out-of-state tuition at $18,489 versus $28,794 at Purdue University-Main 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