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Western Kentucky University vs University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

Bowling Green, KY · Norman, OK · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (10 yr)

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Pair KY:OK

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE KY × OK
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (10 yr)

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Western Kentucky University: enrollment shrank -22.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -395 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.
  • University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus: enrollment ranged 20,528–21,675 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Western Kentucky University: acceptance rate eased +5.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.78).
  • University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.00).

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 Oklahoma-Norman Campus

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($63,126 vs $43,889 at Western Kentucky University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Western Kentucky University leads on avg net price ($10,990 vs $15,300 at University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus leads on 150%-time completion (75.3% vs 54.6% at Western Kentucky University)

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Median Earnings (10 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Western Kentucky University and University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus?▼
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $63,126 versus $43,889 at Western Kentucky University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Western Kentucky University and University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus?▼
Western Kentucky University leads on avg net price at $10,990 versus $15,300 at University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Western Kentucky University and University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus?▼
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus leads on 150%-time completion at 75.3% versus 54.6% 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); median earnings (10 yr) focus for this pair · 2025