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Southern Illinois University-Carbondale vs The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Carbondale, IL · Knoxville, TN · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair IL:TN

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE IL × TN
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • 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 RANGE-ONLY · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

No stable joint trend on the primary axis

RANGE-ONLY · 2013–2023

For Southern Illinois University-Carbondale vs The University of Tennessee-Knoxville, the overlapping average net-price path series over 2013–2023 does not clear a directional claim on both sides. What follows is the measured range, not a rise/fall headline.

  • The University of Tennessee-Knoxville: net price ranged $14,162–$19,400 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +27.9% is not a trend (r² 0.40).
  • Southern Illinois University-Carbondale: net price ranged $16,048–$17,660 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -0.5% is not a trend (r² 0.00).

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: Southern Illinois University-Carbondale vs The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Southern Illinois University-Carbondale leads on out-of-state tuition ($13,334 vs $33,256 at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE The University of Tennessee-Knoxville leads on acceptance rate (41.6% vs 86.9% at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Southern Illinois University-Carbondale leads on avg net price ($13,297 vs $18,976 at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville)

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale profile · The University of Tennessee-Knoxville profile · Compare other colleges

Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Southern Illinois University-Carbondale and The University of Tennessee-Knoxville?▼
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale leads on out-of-state tuition at $13,334 versus $33,256 at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Southern Illinois University-Carbondale and The University of Tennessee-Knoxville?▼
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville leads on acceptance rate at 41.6% versus 86.9% at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Southern Illinois University-Carbondale and The University of Tennessee-Knoxville?▼
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale leads on avg net price at $13,297 versus $18,976 at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville. 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