Southern Utah University vs University of Illinois Springfield

Cedar City, UT · Springfield, IL · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair UT:IL

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE UT × IL
  • 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 · In-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

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • Southern Utah University: average net price fell -20.3% from $14,336 (2013) to $11,432 (2023), r² 0.46.
  • University of Illinois Springfield: net price ranged $8,916–$12,566 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -17.4% is not a trend (r² 0.00).
  • Southern Utah University: acceptance rate eased +41.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.76).
  • University of Illinois Springfield: acceptance rate eased +41.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.61).

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 Utah University vs University of Illinois Springfield

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Southern Utah University leads on in-state tuition ($6,962 vs $12,252 at University of Illinois Springfield)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Southern Utah University leads on median debt at graduation ($12,500 vs $19,128 at University of Illinois Springfield)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Southern Utah University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (81.1% vs 67.8% at University of Illinois Springfield)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Southern Utah University and University of Illinois Springfield?
Southern Utah University leads on in-state tuition at $6,962 versus $12,252 at University of Illinois Springfield. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Southern Utah University and University of Illinois Springfield?
Southern Utah University leads on median debt at graduation at $12,500 versus $19,128 at University of Illinois Springfield. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Southern Utah University and University of Illinois Springfield?
Southern Utah University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 81.1% versus 67.8% at University of Illinois Springfield. 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