United States University vs Purdue University-Main Campus

Sandy Springs, GA · West Lafayette, IN · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair GA:IN

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · GAP-TUITION

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE GA × IN
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • 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 ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Headcount surged on one side only

ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023

Purdue University-Main Campus posted a brisk directional enrollment rise over 2013–2023 while its peer's size series stays a range. Pair any cost snapshot with that asymmetry before treating the campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • United States University: enrollment ranged 54–246 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Purdue University-Main Campus: enrollment grew +31.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +1,048 students/yr fitted, r² 0.95.
  • United States University: net price ranged $11,126–$21,557 across 8 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +29.1% is not a trend (r² 0.04).
  • Purdue University-Main Campus: net price ranged $9,127–$15,543 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -10.3% is not a trend (r² 0.20).

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: United States University vs Purdue University-Main Campus

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI United States University leads on out-of-state tuition ($6,780 vs $28,794 at Purdue University-Main Campus)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Purdue University-Main Campus leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($60,838 vs $34,909 at United States University)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Purdue University-Main Campus leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (85.8% vs 53.9% at United States University)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between United States University and Purdue University-Main Campus?
United States University leads on out-of-state tuition at $6,780 versus $28,794 at Purdue University-Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between United States University and Purdue University-Main Campus?
Purdue University-Main Campus leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $60,838 versus $34,909 at United States University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between United States University and Purdue University-Main Campus?
Purdue University-Main Campus leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 85.8% versus 53.9% at United States University. 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