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Western Kentucky University vs Millikin University

Bowling Green, KY · Decatur, IL · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair KY:IL

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE KY × IL
  • 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

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.

  • Millikin University: average net price fell -54.6% from $19,476 (2013) to $8,837 (2023), r² 0.41.
  • Western Kentucky University: net price ranged $10,470–$12,776 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +4.3% is not a trend (r² 0.22).
  • Western Kentucky University: acceptance rate eased +5.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.78).
  • Millikin University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.21).

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 Kentucky University vs Millikin University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Western Kentucky University leads on in-state tuition ($11,652 vs $26,892 at Millikin University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Western Kentucky University leads on avg net price ($10,990 vs $21,989 at Millikin University)
  3. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Millikin University leads on acceptance rate (66.7% vs 93.9% at Western Kentucky University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Western Kentucky University and Millikin University?▼
Western Kentucky University leads on in-state tuition at $11,652 versus $26,892 at Millikin University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Western Kentucky University and Millikin University?▼
Western Kentucky University leads on avg net price at $10,990 versus $21,989 at Millikin University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Western Kentucky University and Millikin University?▼
Millikin University leads on acceptance rate at 66.7% versus 93.9% at Western Kentucky 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