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Western Michigan University vs Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia

Kalamazoo, MI · Philadelphia, PA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair MI:PA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE MI × PA
  • 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 · 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

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.

  • Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia: net price ranged $30,487–$35,487 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +8.1% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • Western Michigan University: average net price rose +8.0% from $17,322 (2013) to $18,701 (2023), r² 0.64.
  • Western Michigan University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.08).
  • Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.17).

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 Michigan University vs Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Western Michigan University leads on in-state tuition ($15,252 vs $53,260 at Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Western Michigan University leads on out-of-state tuition ($19,034 vs $53,260 at Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Western Michigan University leads on avg net price ($15,273 vs $29,689 at Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Western Michigan University and Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia?▼
Western Michigan University leads on in-state tuition at $15,252 versus $53,260 at Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Western Michigan University and Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia?▼
Western Michigan University leads on out-of-state tuition at $19,034 versus $53,260 at Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Western Michigan University and Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia?▼
Western Michigan University leads on avg net price at $15,273 versus $29,689 at Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia. 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