University of Utah vs Purdue University-Main Campus

Salt Lake City, UT · West Lafayette, IN · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair UT:IN

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE UT × IN
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-ACCEPT Largest gap · Acceptance Rate

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

Decade path · College Scorecard

Both grew, one campus expanded much faster

ENROLL-RACE · wide · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both University of Utah and Purdue University-Main Campus across 2013–2023, but one fitted annual pace pulls far ahead of the other. Treat them as size peers on different slopes, not interchangeable large campuses.

  • Purdue University-Main Campus: enrollment grew +31.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +1,048 students/yr fitted, r² 0.95.
  • University of Utah: enrollment grew +11.9% over 2013–2023; fitted +293 students/yr fitted, r² 0.75.
  • University of Utah: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.09).
  • Purdue University-Main Campus: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.02).

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 Utah vs Purdue University-Main Campus

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Purdue University-Main Campus leads on acceptance rate (49.9% vs 86.0% at University of Utah)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Purdue University-Main Campus leads on 150%-time completion (83.1% vs 64.5% at University of Utah)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Purdue University-Main Campus leads on avg net price ($14,600 vs $16,200 at University of Utah)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Utah and Purdue University-Main Campus?
Purdue University-Main Campus leads on acceptance rate at 49.9% versus 86.0% at University of Utah. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between University of Utah and Purdue University-Main Campus?
Purdue University-Main Campus leads on 150%-time completion at 83.1% versus 64.5% at University of Utah. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between University of Utah and Purdue University-Main Campus?
Purdue University-Main Campus leads on avg net price at $14,600 versus $16,200 at University of Utah. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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