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West Virginia University at Parkersburg vs Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Parkersburg, WV · Cambridge, MA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair WV:MA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE WV × MA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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

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.

  • West Virginia University at Parkersburg: average net price fell -50.7% from $7,323 (2013) to $3,613 (2023), r² 0.49.
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology: net price ranged $5,084–$23,547 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -9.2% is not a trend (r² 0.29).
  • West Virginia University at Parkersburg: enrollment shrank -44.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -137 students/yr fitted, r² 0.89.
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology: enrollment ranged 4,360–4,638 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

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 Virginia University at Parkersburg vs Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION West Virginia University at Parkersburg leads on in-state tuition ($4,612 vs $62,396 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE West Virginia University at Parkersburg leads on avg net price ($1,807 vs $20,111 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI West Virginia University at Parkersburg leads on out-of-state tuition ($9,124 vs $62,396 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between West Virginia University at Parkersburg and Massachusetts Institute of Technology?▼
West Virginia University at Parkersburg leads on in-state tuition at $4,612 versus $62,396 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between West Virginia University at Parkersburg and Massachusetts Institute of Technology?▼
West Virginia University at Parkersburg leads on avg net price at $1,807 versus $20,111 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between West Virginia University at Parkersburg and Massachusetts Institute of Technology?▼
West Virginia University at Parkersburg leads on out-of-state tuition at $9,124 versus $62,396 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 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