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University of Kentucky vs Ohio State University-Main Campus

Lexington, KY · Columbus, OH · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair KY:OH

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE KY × OH
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-ACCEPT Largest gap · Acceptance Rate

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the RANGE-ONLY · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

No stable joint trend on the primary axis

RANGE-ONLY · 2013–2023

For University of Kentucky vs Ohio State University-Main Campus, the overlapping average net-price path series over 2013–2023 does not clear a directional claim on both sides. What follows is the measured range, not a rise/fall headline.

  • 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).
  • Ohio State University-Main Campus: net price ranged $16,845–$18,623 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +2.4% is not a trend (r² 0.02).

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 Ohio State University-Main Campus

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Ohio State University-Main Campus leads on acceptance rate (60.6% vs 92.9% at University of Kentucky)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Ohio State University-Main Campus leads on 150%-time completion (87.7% vs 70.7% at University of Kentucky)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of Kentucky leads on out-of-state tuition ($34,140 vs $40,022 at Ohio State University-Main Campus)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Kentucky and Ohio State University-Main Campus?▼
Ohio State University-Main Campus leads on acceptance rate at 60.6% versus 92.9% at University of Kentucky. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between University of Kentucky and Ohio State University-Main Campus?▼
Ohio State University-Main Campus leads on 150%-time completion at 87.7% versus 70.7% at University of Kentucky. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Kentucky and Ohio State University-Main Campus?▼
University of Kentucky leads on out-of-state tuition at $34,140 versus $40,022 at Ohio State University-Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); acceptance rate focus for this pair · 2025