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West Chester University of Pennsylvania vs Missouri University of Science and Technology

West Chester, PA · Rolla, MO · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair PA:MO

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE PA × MO
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • 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

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • Missouri University of Science and Technology: average net price fell -9.1% from $15,153 (2013) to $13,773 (2023), r² 0.57.
  • West Chester University of Pennsylvania: net price ranged $13,183–$24,128 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +1.9% is not a trend (r² 0.03).
  • West Chester University of Pennsylvania: acceptance rate eased +53.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.87).
  • Missouri University of Science and Technology: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.28).

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: West Chester University of Pennsylvania vs Missouri University of Science and Technology

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI West Chester University of Pennsylvania leads on out-of-state tuition ($22,599 vs $33,248 at Missouri University of Science and Technology)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Missouri University of Science and Technology leads on avg net price ($16,298 vs $23,331 at West Chester University of Pennsylvania)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION West Chester University of Pennsylvania leads on in-state tuition ($10,775 vs $14,984 at Missouri University of Science and Technology)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between West Chester University of Pennsylvania and Missouri University of Science and Technology?▼
West Chester University of Pennsylvania leads on out-of-state tuition at $22,599 versus $33,248 at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between West Chester University of Pennsylvania and Missouri University of Science and Technology?▼
Missouri University of Science and Technology leads on avg net price at $16,298 versus $23,331 at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between West Chester University of Pennsylvania and Missouri University of Science and Technology?▼
West Chester University of Pennsylvania leads on in-state tuition at $10,775 versus $14,984 at Missouri University of Science and Technology. 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