University of Scranton vs Lackawanna College

Scranton, PA · Scranton, PA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair PA:PA

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · SAME-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-TUITION

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · PA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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

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.

  • Lackawanna College: average net price rose +41.9% from $14,977 (2013) to $21,248 (2023), r² 0.88.
  • University of Scranton: net price ranged $30,528–$35,313 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -5.3% is not a trend (r² 0.02).
  • University of Scranton: enrollment shrank -6.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -38 students/yr fitted, r² 0.81.
  • Lackawanna College: enrollment grew +39.9% over 2013–2023; fitted +57 students/yr fitted, r² 0.83.

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 Scranton vs Lackawanna College

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Lackawanna College leads on in-state tuition ($18,400 vs $53,983 at University of Scranton)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Lackawanna College leads on out-of-state tuition ($18,400 vs $53,983 at University of Scranton)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI University of Scranton leads on 150%-time completion (80.3% vs 37.2% at Lackawanna College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Scranton and Lackawanna College?
Lackawanna College leads on in-state tuition at $18,400 versus $53,983 at University of Scranton. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Scranton and Lackawanna College?
Lackawanna College leads on out-of-state tuition at $18,400 versus $53,983 at University of Scranton. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between University of Scranton and Lackawanna College?
University of Scranton leads on 150%-time completion at 80.3% versus 37.2% at Lackawanna College. 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