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Pair PA:PA
MIXED-SECTOR · SAME-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-TUITION
- MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
- SAME-STATE Same state · PA
- ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
- NET-SPLIT Net-price split
- EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
- DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
- COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
- 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 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.
- South Hills School of Business & Technology: enrollment shrank -63.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -42 students/yr fitted, r² 0.94.
- Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus: enrollment ranged 39,460–74,630 (2013–2023, 9 points) without a stable fitted direction.
- South Hills School of Business & Technology: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.30).
- 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
Location
Type
Undergraduate Enrollment
Out-of-State Tuition
Median Earnings (10 yr)
Avg Net Price
Median Earnings (6 yr)
Acceptance Rate
Median Debt at Graduation
Loan Repayment Rate (Completers)
150%-Time Completion
Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.
| Metric | South Hills School of Business & Technology State College, PA | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA |
| Location | State College, PA | University Park, PA |
| Type | Private For-Profit | Public |
| Undergraduate Enrollment | 260 | 42,284 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $19,905 | $41,790 |
| Median Earnings (10 yr) | $35,539 | $63,435 |
| Avg Net Price | $19,673 | $32,875 |
| Median Earnings (6 yr) | $33,823 | $55,620 |
| Acceptance Rate | 97.3% | 60.6% |
| Median Debt at Graduation | $16,000 | $25,000 |
| Loan Repayment Rate (Completers) | 58.9% | 79.3% |
| 150%-Time Completion | 67.6% | 85.9% |
Rows ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side. College Scorecard.
Largest gaps: South Hills School of Business & Technology vs Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
- OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI South Hills School of Business & Technology leads on out-of-state tuition ($19,905 vs $41,790 at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus)
- MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($63,435 vs $35,539 at South Hills School of Business & Technology)
- AVG-NET-PRICE South Hills School of Business & Technology leads on avg net price ($19,673 vs $32,875 at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus)
South Hills School of Business & Technology profile · Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus profile · Compare other colleges
Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between South Hills School of Business & Technology and Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus?▼
South Hills School of Business & Technology leads on out-of-state tuition at $19,905 versus $41,790 at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between South Hills School of Business & Technology and Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus?▼
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $63,435 versus $35,539 at South Hills School of Business & Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between South Hills School of Business & Technology and Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus?▼
South Hills School of Business & Technology leads on avg net price at $19,673 versus $32,875 at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.