West Chester University of Pennsylvania vs New Jersey City University

West Chester, PA · Jersey City, NJ · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair PA:NJ

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE PA × NJ
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

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.

  • New Jersey City University: average net price rose +7.0% from $10,966 (2013) to $11,732 (2023), r² 0.48.
  • 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).
  • New Jersey City University: acceptance rate eased +116.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.41).

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 New Jersey City University

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI West Chester University of Pennsylvania leads on 150%-time completion (70.2% vs 36.3% at New Jersey City University)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI New Jersey City University leads on out-of-state tuition ($14,460 vs $22,599 at West Chester University of Pennsylvania)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE New Jersey City University leads on avg net price ($16,053 vs $23,331 at West Chester University of Pennsylvania)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between West Chester University of Pennsylvania and New Jersey City University?
West Chester University of Pennsylvania leads on 150%-time completion at 70.2% versus 36.3% at New Jersey City University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between West Chester University of Pennsylvania and New Jersey City University?
New Jersey City University leads on out-of-state tuition at $14,460 versus $22,599 at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between West Chester University of Pennsylvania and New Jersey City University?
New Jersey City University leads on avg net price at $16,053 versus $23,331 at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025