Location
- Texas A&M University-College Station
- College Station, TX
- Purdue University-Main Campus
- West Lafayette, IN
Texas A&M University-College Station vs Purdue University-Main Campus
College Station, TX · West Lafayette, IN · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price
Scorecard match plate
Pair TX:IN
PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-PAR · NET-SPLIT · EARN-PAR · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-NET
- PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
- CROSS-STATE TX × IN
- ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
- NET-SPLIT Net-price split
- EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
- DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
- COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
- GAP-NET Largest gap · Avg Net Price
Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.
Decade path · College Scorecard
Selectivity moved on only one side of this board
ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023
Over 2013–2023, one school's acceptance-rate series clears the r² ≥ 0.40 floor while the other does not. Read the directional claim as one-sided, then check the companion metric below.
- Purdue University-Main Campus: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.02).
- Texas A&M University-College Station: acceptance rate tightened -9.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.49).
- Texas A&M University-College Station: enrollment grew +34.5% over 2013–2023; fitted +1,334 students/yr fitted, r² 0.96.
- Purdue University-Main Campus: enrollment grew +31.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +1,048 students/yr fitted, r² 0.95.
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
Undergraduate Enrollment
Avg Net Price
- Purdue University-Main Campus
- $14,600
Out-of-State Tuition
- Purdue University-Main Campus
- $28,794
In-State Tuition
Acceptance Rate
Median Debt at Graduation
- Purdue University-Main Campus
- $19,500
SAT Average
Loan Repayment Rate (Completers)
Median Earnings (6 yr)
- Purdue University-Main Campus
- $60,838
Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.
| Metric | Texas A&M University-College Station College Station, TX | Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN |
|---|---|---|
| Location | College Station, TX | West Lafayette, IN |
| Undergraduate Enrollment | 59,615 | 44,503 |
| Avg Net Price | $21,315 | $14,600 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $40,124 | $28,794 |
| In-State Tuition | $13,154 | $9,992 |
| Acceptance Rate | 57.4% | 49.9% |
| Median Debt at Graduation | $17,804 | $19,500 |
| SAT Average | 1,280 | 1,364 |
| Loan Repayment Rate (Completers) | 88.5% | 85.8% |
| Median Earnings (6 yr) | $59,386 | $60,838 |
Largest gaps: Texas A&M University-College Station vs Purdue University-Main Campus
- AVG-NET-PRICE Purdue University-Main Campus leads on avg net price ($14,600 vs $21,315 at Texas A&M University-College Station)
- OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Purdue University-Main Campus leads on out-of-state tuition ($28,794 vs $40,124 at Texas A&M University-College Station)
- IN-STATE-TUITION Purdue University-Main Campus leads on in-state tuition ($9,992 vs $13,154 at Texas A&M University-College Station)
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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions
On avg net price, who leads between Texas A&M University-College Station and Purdue University-Main Campus?▼
Purdue University-Main Campus leads on avg net price at $14,600 versus $21,315 at Texas A&M University-College Station. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Texas A&M University-College Station and Purdue University-Main Campus?▼
Purdue University-Main Campus leads on out-of-state tuition at $28,794 versus $40,124 at Texas A&M University-College Station. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Texas A&M University-College Station and Purdue University-Main Campus?▼
Purdue University-Main Campus leads on in-state tuition at $9,992 versus $13,154 at Texas A&M University-College Station. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); avg net price focus for this pair · 2025