Russell Sage College vs Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

Troy, NY · University Park, PA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair NY:PA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE NY × PA
  • ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
  • 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.

  • Russell Sage College: enrollment shrank -35.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -61 students/yr fitted, r² 0.91.
  • Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus: enrollment ranged 39,460–74,630 (2013–2023, 9 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Russell Sage College: acceptance rate eased +34.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.42).
  • Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.07).

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: Russell Sage College vs Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus leads on in-state tuition ($20,644 vs $38,164 at Russell Sage College)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus leads on 150%-time completion (85.9% vs 59.5% at Russell Sage College)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Russell Sage College leads on avg net price ($22,917 vs $32,875 at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Russell Sage College and Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus?
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus leads on in-state tuition at $20,644 versus $38,164 at Russell Sage College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Russell Sage College and Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus?
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus leads on 150%-time completion at 85.9% versus 59.5% at Russell Sage College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Russell Sage College and Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus?
Russell Sage College leads on avg net price at $22,917 versus $32,875 at Pennsylvania State 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); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025