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Temple University vs George Mason University

Philadelphia, PA · Fairfax, VA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair PA:VA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE PA × VA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • 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

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.

  • Temple University: average net price rose +38.2% from $21,138 (2013) to $29,219 (2023), r² 0.68.
  • George Mason University: net price ranged $17,385–$21,048 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -0.1% is not a trend (r² 0.03).
  • Temple University: acceptance rate eased +29.8% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.59).
  • George Mason University: acceptance rate eased +43.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.80).

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: Temple University vs George Mason University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION George Mason University leads on in-state tuition ($14,220 vs $23,011 at Temple University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE George Mason University leads on avg net price ($17,915 vs $28,198 at Temple University)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA George Mason University leads on median debt at graduation ($19,500 vs $24,395 at Temple University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Temple University and George Mason University?▼
George Mason University leads on in-state tuition at $14,220 versus $23,011 at Temple University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Temple University and George Mason University?▼
George Mason University leads on avg net price at $17,915 versus $28,198 at Temple University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Temple University and George Mason University?▼
George Mason University leads on median debt at graduation at $19,500 versus $24,395 at Temple 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