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Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania vs University of Arkansas

Slippery Rock, PA · Fayetteville, AR · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair PA:AR

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE PA × AR
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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 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.

  • University of Arkansas: average net price rose +47.8% from $11,861 (2013) to $17,525 (2023), r² 0.62.
  • Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania: net price ranged $14,058–$19,927 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +10.6% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania: acceptance rate eased +11.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.75).
  • University of Arkansas: acceptance rate eased +22.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.69).

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: Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania vs University of Arkansas

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania leads on out-of-state tuition ($14,676 vs $29,966 at University of Arkansas)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA University of Arkansas leads on median debt at graduation ($21,500 vs $25,000 at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of Arkansas leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($58,191 vs $53,032 at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania)

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania profile · University of Arkansas profile · Compare other colleges

Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania and University of Arkansas?▼
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania leads on out-of-state tuition at $14,676 versus $29,966 at University of Arkansas. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania and University of Arkansas?▼
University of Arkansas leads on median debt at graduation at $21,500 versus $25,000 at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania and University of Arkansas?▼
University of Arkansas leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $58,191 versus $53,032 at Slippery Rock 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); out-of-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025