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University of Mississippi vs University of Illinois Chicago

University, MS · Chicago, IL · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair MS:IL

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MS × IL
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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 BOTH-NET-DOWN · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Average net price fell on both sides

BOTH-NET-DOWN · 2013–2023

Fitted net-price slopes at University of Mississippi and University of Illinois Chicago both decline over 2013–2023. Sticker tuition can still rise while the aided Title IV cohort average moves the other way, this board is about the aided average.

  • University of Illinois Chicago: average net price fell -9.1% from $13,545 (2013) to $12,313 (2023), r² 0.59.
  • University of Mississippi: average net price fell -5.0% from $13,858 (2013) to $13,164 (2023), r² 0.45.
  • University of Mississippi: acceptance rate eased +21.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.85).
  • University of Illinois Chicago: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.35).

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 Mississippi vs University of Illinois Chicago

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Mississippi leads on in-state tuition ($9,772 vs $14,338 at University of Illinois Chicago)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of Illinois Chicago leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($68,740 vs $50,994 at University of Mississippi)
  3. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Illinois Chicago leads on acceptance rate (77.3% vs 96.6% at University of Mississippi)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Mississippi and University of Illinois Chicago?▼
University of Mississippi leads on in-state tuition at $9,772 versus $14,338 at University of Illinois Chicago. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between University of Mississippi and University of Illinois Chicago?▼
University of Illinois Chicago leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $68,740 versus $50,994 at University of Mississippi. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Mississippi and University of Illinois Chicago?▼
University of Illinois Chicago leads on acceptance rate at 77.3% versus 96.6% at University of Mississippi. 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