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University of Massachusetts-Amherst vs North Dakota State University-Main Campus

Amherst, MA · Fargo, ND · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair MA:ND

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MA × ND
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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 Massachusetts-Amherst: net price ranged $16,197–$23,691 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +24.1% is not a trend (r² 0.23).
  • 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 Massachusetts-Amherst: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.05).
  • 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 Massachusetts-Amherst 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 $40,449 at University of Massachusetts-Amherst)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION North Dakota State University-Main Campus leads on in-state tuition ($11,110 vs $17,772 at University of Massachusetts-Amherst)
  3. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Massachusetts-Amherst leads on acceptance rate (59.7% vs 95.0% at North Dakota State University-Main Campus)

University of Massachusetts-Amherst profile · North Dakota State University-Main Campus profile · Compare other colleges

Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Massachusetts-Amherst and North Dakota State University-Main Campus?▼
North Dakota State University-Main Campus leads on out-of-state tuition at $15,764 versus $40,449 at University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Massachusetts-Amherst and North Dakota State University-Main Campus?▼
North Dakota State University-Main Campus leads on in-state tuition at $11,110 versus $17,772 at University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Massachusetts-Amherst and North Dakota State University-Main Campus?▼
University of Massachusetts-Amherst leads on acceptance rate at 59.7% versus 95.0% at North Dakota 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); out-of-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025