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University of Kentucky vs North Dakota State University-Main Campus

Lexington, KY · Fargo, ND · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair KY:ND

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE KY × ND
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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 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.

  • University of Kentucky: net price ranged $14,333–$18,903 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +20.1% is not a trend (r² 0.27).
  • North Dakota State University-Main Campus: average net price rose +13.4% from $14,404 (2013) to $16,334 (2023), r² 0.76.
  • University of Kentucky: acceptance rate eased +34.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.53).
  • North Dakota State University-Main Campus: acceptance rate eased +13.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.66).

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: University of Kentucky vs North Dakota State University-Main Campus

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI North Dakota State University-Main Campus leads on out-of-state tuition ($15,764 vs $34,140 at University of Kentucky)
  2. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT North Dakota State University-Main Campus leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (91.8% vs 74.8% at University of Kentucky)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION North Dakota State University-Main Campus leads on in-state tuition ($11,110 vs $13,502 at University of Kentucky)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Kentucky and North Dakota State University-Main Campus?▼
North Dakota State University-Main Campus leads on out-of-state tuition at $15,764 versus $34,140 at University of Kentucky. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between University of Kentucky and North Dakota State University-Main Campus?▼
North Dakota State University-Main Campus leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 91.8% versus 74.8% at University of Kentucky. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Kentucky and North Dakota State University-Main Campus?▼
North Dakota State University-Main Campus leads on in-state tuition at $11,110 versus $13,502 at University of Kentucky. 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