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Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania vs Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto

Shippensburg, PA · Mont Alto, PA · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair PA:PA

PUBLIC-PAIR · SAME-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-OUTCOME

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · PA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

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.

  • Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania: average net price rose +35.2% from $17,420 (2013) to $23,553 (2023), r² 0.74.
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto: net price ranged $19,764–$21,779 across 8 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -1.3% is not a trend (r² 0.11).
  • Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.23).
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto: acceptance rate eased +9.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.48).

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 · 1 tied metrics omitted. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania vs Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania leads on 150%-time completion (53.8% vs 29.4% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania leads on out-of-state tuition ($15,974 vs $24,134 at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($55,620 vs $45,010 at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto?▼
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania leads on 150%-time completion at 53.8% versus 29.4% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto?▼
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania leads on out-of-state tuition at $15,974 versus $24,134 at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto?▼
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $55,620 versus $45,010 at Shippensburg 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); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025