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Western Kentucky University vs University of Arkansas

Bowling Green, KY · Fayetteville, AR · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair KY:AR

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE KY × AR
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-NET Largest gap · Avg Net Price

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.

  • University of Arkansas: average net price rose +47.8% from $11,861 (2013) to $17,525 (2023), r² 0.62.
  • 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).
  • University of Arkansas: acceptance rate eased +22.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.69).

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 University of Arkansas

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE Western Kentucky University leads on avg net price ($10,990 vs $18,209 at University of Arkansas)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of Arkansas leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($58,191 vs $43,889 at Western Kentucky University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of Arkansas leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($49,686 vs $38,156 at Western Kentucky University)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between Western Kentucky University and University of Arkansas?▼
Western Kentucky University leads on avg net price at $10,990 versus $18,209 at University of Arkansas. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Western Kentucky University and University of Arkansas?▼
University of Arkansas leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $58,191 versus $43,889 at Western Kentucky University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Western Kentucky University and University of Arkansas?▼
University of Arkansas leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $49,686 versus $38,156 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); avg net price focus for this pair · 2025