Southern Nazarene University vs University of Pennsylvania

Bethany, OK · Philadelphia, PA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

Scorecard match plate

Pair OK:PA

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-TUITION

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE OK × PA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-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.

  • Southern Nazarene University: enrollment shrank -13.9% over 2013–2023; fitted -32 students/yr fitted, r² 0.69.
  • University of Pennsylvania: enrollment ranged 10,507–10,774 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Southern Nazarene University: net price ranged $9,053–$20,311 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -3.2% is not a trend (r² 0.10).
  • University of Pennsylvania: net price ranged $14,851–$31,229 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +36.1% is not a trend (r² 0.03).

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 Nazarene University vs University of Pennsylvania

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Southern Nazarene University leads on in-state tuition ($31,190 vs $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Southern Nazarene University leads on out-of-state tuition ($31,190 vs $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of Pennsylvania leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($111,371 vs $54,951 at Southern Nazarene University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Southern Nazarene University and University of Pennsylvania?
Southern Nazarene University leads on in-state tuition at $31,190 versus $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Southern Nazarene University and University of Pennsylvania?
Southern Nazarene University leads on out-of-state tuition at $31,190 versus $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Southern Nazarene University and University of Pennsylvania?
University of Pennsylvania leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $111,371 versus $54,951 at Southern Nazarene University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025