South Dakota State University vs Murray State College

Brookings, SD · Tishomingo, OK · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair SD:OK

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE SD × OK
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • 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.

  • Murray State College: average net price rose +74.1% from $8,658 (2013) to $15,071 (2023), r² 0.47.
  • South Dakota State University: net price ranged $15,538–$21,762 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +17.3% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • South Dakota State University: enrollment shrank -12.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -161 students/yr fitted, r² 0.93.
  • Murray State College: enrollment shrank -15.8% over 2013–2023; fitted -59 students/yr fitted, r² 0.70.

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: South Dakota State University vs Murray State College

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI South Dakota State University leads on 150%-time completion (61.0% vs 27.1% at Murray State College)
  2. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT South Dakota State University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (88.9% vs 50.6% at Murray State College)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Murray State College leads on median debt at graduation ($13,387 vs $23,250 at South Dakota State University)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between South Dakota State University and Murray State College?▼
South Dakota State University leads on 150%-time completion at 61.0% versus 27.1% at Murray State College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between South Dakota State University and Murray State College?▼
South Dakota State University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 88.9% versus 50.6% at Murray State College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between South Dakota State University and Murray State College?▼
Murray State College leads on median debt at graduation at $13,387 versus $23,250 at South Dakota State University. 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