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University of Massachusetts-Amherst vs Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia

Amherst, MA · Philadelphia, PA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair MA:PA

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-TUITION

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE MA × PA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-State Tuition

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 Massachusetts-Amherst vs Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia, 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 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).
  • Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia: net price ranged $30,487–$35,487 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +8.1% is not a trend (r² 0.01).

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 Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Massachusetts-Amherst leads on in-state tuition ($17,772 vs $53,260 at Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Massachusetts-Amherst leads on acceptance rate (59.7% vs 88.8% at Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Massachusetts-Amherst leads on avg net price ($22,383 vs $29,689 at Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Massachusetts-Amherst and Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia?▼
University of Massachusetts-Amherst leads on in-state tuition at $17,772 versus $53,260 at Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Massachusetts-Amherst and Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia?▼
University of Massachusetts-Amherst leads on acceptance rate at 59.7% versus 88.8% at Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between University of Massachusetts-Amherst and Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia?▼
University of Massachusetts-Amherst leads on avg net price at $22,383 versus $29,689 at Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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