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West Liberty University vs Carlow University

West Liberty, WV · Pittsburgh, PA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair WV:PA

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-TUITION

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE WV × PA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-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.

  • West Liberty University: average net price rose +41.8% from $11,490 (2013) to $16,295 (2023), r² 0.90.
  • Carlow University: net price ranged $17,005–$21,190 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +11.9% is not a trend (r² 0.18).
  • West Liberty University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.03).
  • Carlow University: 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: West Liberty University vs Carlow University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION West Liberty University leads on in-state tuition ($8,893 vs $35,874 at Carlow University)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI West Liberty University leads on out-of-state tuition ($17,442 vs $35,874 at Carlow University)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE West Liberty University leads on avg net price ($15,366 vs $20,786 at Carlow University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between West Liberty University and Carlow University?▼
West Liberty University leads on in-state tuition at $8,893 versus $35,874 at Carlow University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between West Liberty University and Carlow University?▼
West Liberty University leads on out-of-state tuition at $17,442 versus $35,874 at Carlow University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between West Liberty University and Carlow University?▼
West Liberty University leads on avg net price at $15,366 versus $20,786 at Carlow University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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