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University of Massachusetts-Lowell vs University of Cincinnati-Main Campus

Lowell, MA · Cincinnati, OH · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair MA:OH

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MA × OH
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-NET Largest gap · Avg Net Price

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

University of Cincinnati-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.

  • University of Cincinnati-Main Campus: enrollment grew +24.7% over 2013–2023; fitted +549 students/yr fitted, r² 0.98.
  • University of Massachusetts-Lowell: enrollment ranged 11,632–13,601 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • University of Massachusetts-Lowell: acceptance rate eased +33.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.86).
  • University of Cincinnati-Main Campus: acceptance rate eased +19.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.67).

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-Lowell vs University of Cincinnati-Main Campus

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Massachusetts-Lowell leads on avg net price ($17,163 vs $25,648 at University of Cincinnati-Main Campus)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of Massachusetts-Lowell leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($61,467 vs $48,310 at University of Cincinnati-Main Campus)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of Cincinnati-Main Campus leads on out-of-state tuition ($29,310 vs $36,264 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between University of Massachusetts-Lowell and University of Cincinnati-Main Campus?▼
University of Massachusetts-Lowell leads on avg net price at $17,163 versus $25,648 at University of Cincinnati-Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between University of Massachusetts-Lowell and University of Cincinnati-Main Campus?▼
University of Massachusetts-Lowell leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $61,467 versus $48,310 at University of Cincinnati-Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Massachusetts-Lowell and University of Cincinnati-Main Campus?▼
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus leads on out-of-state tuition at $29,310 versus $36,264 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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