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Western Illinois University vs University of Massachusetts-Lowell

Macomb, IL · Lowell, MA · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair IL:MA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE IL × MA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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.

  • Western Illinois University: average net price fell -36.9% from $18,373 (2013) to $11,592 (2023), r² 0.87.
  • University of Massachusetts-Lowell: net price ranged $14,071–$20,079 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +13.9% is not a trend (r² 0.02).
  • Western Illinois University: acceptance rate eased +26.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.40).
  • University of Massachusetts-Lowell: acceptance rate eased +33.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.86).

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: Western Illinois University vs University of Massachusetts-Lowell

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Western Illinois University leads on out-of-state tuition ($15,264 vs $36,264 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI University of Massachusetts-Lowell leads on 150%-time completion (67.4% vs 45.0% at Western Illinois University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of Massachusetts-Lowell leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($61,467 vs $43,057 at Western Illinois University)

Western Illinois University profile · University of Massachusetts-Lowell profile · Compare other colleges

Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Western Illinois University and University of Massachusetts-Lowell?▼
Western Illinois University leads on out-of-state tuition at $15,264 versus $36,264 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Western Illinois University and University of Massachusetts-Lowell?▼
University of Massachusetts-Lowell leads on 150%-time completion at 67.4% versus 45.0% at Western Illinois University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Western Illinois University and University of Massachusetts-Lowell?▼
University of Massachusetts-Lowell leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $61,467 versus $43,057 at Western Illinois University. 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