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Rio Grande Valley College vs University of Pennsylvania

Pharr, TX · Philadelphia, PA · largest Scorecard gap: loan repayment rate (completers)

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Pair TX:PA

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-FOCUS

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE TX × PA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-FOCUS Largest gap · Loan Repayment Rate (Completers)

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.

  • Rio Grande Valley College: average net price rose +37.8% from $15,008 (2013) to $20,678 (2023), r² 0.57.
  • University of Pennsylvania: net price ranged $14,851–$31,229 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +36.1% is not a trend (r² 0.03).
  • Rio Grande Valley College: enrollment ranged 223–818 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • University of Pennsylvania: enrollment ranged 10,507–10,774 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

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: Rio Grande Valley College vs University of Pennsylvania

  1. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT University of Pennsylvania leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (90.5% vs 35.0% at Rio Grande Valley College)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of Pennsylvania leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($90,555 vs $38,101 at Rio Grande Valley College)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Rio Grande Valley College leads on avg net price ($19,500 vs $28,699 at University of Pennsylvania)

Rio Grande Valley College profile · University of Pennsylvania profile · Compare other colleges

Loan Repayment Rate (Completers) and other Scorecard questions

On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Rio Grande Valley College and University of Pennsylvania?▼
University of Pennsylvania leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 90.5% versus 35.0% at Rio Grande Valley College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Rio Grande Valley College and University of Pennsylvania?▼
University of Pennsylvania leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $90,555 versus $38,101 at Rio Grande Valley College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Rio Grande Valley College and University of Pennsylvania?▼
Rio Grande Valley College leads on avg net price at $19,500 versus $28,699 at University of Pennsylvania. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); loan repayment rate (completers) focus for this pair · 2025