University of Pikeville vs California Institute of Technology

Pikeville, KY · Pasadena, CA · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (6 yr)

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PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-EARN

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE KY × CA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (6 yr)

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • University of Pikeville: enrollment shrank -13.2% over 2013–2023; fitted -24 students/yr fitted, r² 0.57.
  • California Institute of Technology: enrollment ranged 901–1,023 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • University of Pikeville: net price ranged $13,591–$18,406 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -9.9% is not a trend (r² 0.18).
  • California Institute of Technology: net price ranged $16,550–$29,279 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -26.4% is not a trend (r² 0.19).

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 Pikeville vs California Institute of Technology

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 California Institute of Technology leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($132,140 vs $34,508 at University of Pikeville)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 California Institute of Technology leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($128,566 vs $48,231 at University of Pikeville)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Pikeville leads on in-state tuition ($24,850 vs $65,898 at California Institute of Technology)

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Median Earnings (6 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between University of Pikeville and California Institute of Technology?▼
California Institute of Technology leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $132,140 versus $34,508 at University of Pikeville. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between University of Pikeville and California Institute of Technology?▼
California Institute of Technology leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $128,566 versus $48,231 at University of Pikeville. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Pikeville and California Institute of Technology?▼
University of Pikeville leads on in-state tuition at $24,850 versus $65,898 at California Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median earnings (6 yr) focus for this pair · 2025