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Utah State University vs University of Kentucky

Logan, UT · Lexington, KY · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair UT:KY

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE UT × KY
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

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 Kentucky: net price ranged $14,333–$18,903 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +20.1% is not a trend (r² 0.27).
  • Utah State University: average net price rose +17.5% from $10,954 (2013) to $12,869 (2023), r² 0.46.
  • Utah State University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.15).
  • University of Kentucky: acceptance rate eased +34.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.53).

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 University of Kentucky

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Utah State University leads on median debt at graduation ($14,340 vs $22,500 at University of Kentucky)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Utah State University leads on in-state tuition ($9,228 vs $13,502 at University of Kentucky)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Utah State University leads on out-of-state tuition ($24,802 vs $34,140 at University of Kentucky)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Utah State University and University of Kentucky?▼
Utah State University leads on median debt at graduation at $14,340 versus $22,500 at University of Kentucky. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Utah State University and University of Kentucky?▼
Utah State University leads on in-state tuition at $9,228 versus $13,502 at University of Kentucky. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Utah State University and University of Kentucky?▼
Utah State University leads on out-of-state tuition at $24,802 versus $34,140 at University of Kentucky. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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