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Utah State University vs South Dakota State University

Logan, UT · Brookings, SD · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair UT:SD

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE UT × SD
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • 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.

  • Utah State University: average net price rose +17.5% from $10,954 (2013) to $12,869 (2023), r² 0.46.
  • South Dakota State University: net price ranged $15,538–$21,762 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +17.3% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • Utah State University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.15).
  • South Dakota State University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.00).

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: Utah State University vs South Dakota State University

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI South Dakota State University leads on out-of-state tuition ($12,809 vs $24,802 at Utah State University)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Utah State University leads on median debt at graduation ($14,340 vs $23,250 at South Dakota State University)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Utah State University leads on avg net price ($14,936 vs $19,841 at South Dakota State University)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Utah State University and South Dakota State University?▼
South Dakota State University leads on out-of-state tuition at $12,809 versus $24,802 at Utah State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Utah State University and South Dakota State University?▼
Utah State University leads on median debt at graduation at $14,340 versus $23,250 at South Dakota State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Utah State University and South Dakota State University?▼
Utah State University leads on avg net price at $14,936 versus $19,841 at South Dakota State 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