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University of Nebraska at Kearney vs Southern Oregon University

Kearney, NE · Ashland, OR · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NE × OR
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • 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.

  • Southern Oregon University: net price ranged $8,195–$16,577 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +21.5% is not a trend (r² 0.02).
  • University of Nebraska at Kearney: average net price rose +15.2% from $14,313 (2013) to $16,488 (2023), r² 0.71.
  • University of Nebraska at Kearney: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.12).
  • Southern Oregon University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.17).

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 Nebraska at Kearney vs Southern Oregon University

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of Nebraska at Kearney leads on out-of-state tuition ($15,284 vs $31,887 at Southern Oregon University)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Nebraska at Kearney leads on in-state tuition ($8,676 vs $12,762 at Southern Oregon University)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT University of Nebraska at Kearney leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (81.7% vs 57.6% at Southern Oregon University)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Nebraska at Kearney and Southern Oregon University?▼
University of Nebraska at Kearney leads on out-of-state tuition at $15,284 versus $31,887 at Southern Oregon University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Nebraska at Kearney and Southern Oregon University?▼
University of Nebraska at Kearney leads on in-state tuition at $8,676 versus $12,762 at Southern Oregon University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between University of Nebraska at Kearney and Southern Oregon University?▼
University of Nebraska at Kearney leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 81.7% versus 57.6% at Southern Oregon University. 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