University of Southern Mississippi vs Framingham State University

Hattiesburg, MS · Framingham, MA · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair MS:MA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MS × MA
  • 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 · 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.

  • University of Southern Mississippi: average net price rose +14.5% from $12,423 (2013) to $14,224 (2023), r² 0.62.
  • Framingham State University: net price ranged $16,513–$20,355 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -4.9% is not a trend (r² 0.02).
  • University of Southern Mississippi: acceptance rate eased +49.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.66).
  • Framingham State University: acceptance rate eased +64.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.90).

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 Southern Mississippi vs Framingham State University

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of Southern Mississippi leads on out-of-state tuition ($11,998 vs $18,000 at Framingham State University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Framingham State University leads on avg net price ($16,114 vs $21,708 at University of Southern Mississippi)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Framingham State University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($46,611 vs $37,710 at University of Southern Mississippi)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Southern Mississippi and Framingham State University?
University of Southern Mississippi leads on out-of-state tuition at $11,998 versus $18,000 at Framingham State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between University of Southern Mississippi and Framingham State University?
Framingham State University leads on avg net price at $16,114 versus $21,708 at University of Southern Mississippi. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between University of Southern Mississippi and Framingham State University?
Framingham State University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $46,611 versus $37,710 at University of Southern Mississippi. 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