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University of Missouri-Kansas City vs West Virginia University

Kansas City, MO · Morgantown, WV · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair MO:WV

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MO × WV
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • 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 NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • University of Missouri-Kansas City: average net price fell -27.1% from $17,606 (2013) to $12,837 (2023), r² 0.66.
  • West Virginia University: average net price rose +24.4% from $10,449 (2013) to $12,997 (2023), r² 0.77.
  • University of Missouri-Kansas City: acceptance rate eased +127.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.51).
  • West Virginia University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.10).

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 Missouri-Kansas City vs West Virginia University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION West Virginia University leads on in-state tuition ($10,104 vs $12,587 at University of Missouri-Kansas City)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Missouri-Kansas City leads on acceptance rate (72.2% vs 89.0% at West Virginia University)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA University of Missouri-Kansas City leads on median debt at graduation ($18,750 vs $22,500 at West Virginia University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Missouri-Kansas City and West Virginia University?▼
West Virginia University leads on in-state tuition at $10,104 versus $12,587 at University of Missouri-Kansas City. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Missouri-Kansas City and West Virginia University?▼
University of Missouri-Kansas City leads on acceptance rate at 72.2% versus 89.0% at West Virginia University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between University of Missouri-Kansas City and West Virginia University?▼
University of Missouri-Kansas City leads on median debt at graduation at $18,750 versus $22,500 at West Virginia University. 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