York College of Pennsylvania vs University of Kansas

York, PA · Lawrence, KS · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

Scorecard match plate

Pair PA:KS

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE PA × KS
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • 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 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.

  • York College of Pennsylvania: enrollment shrank -34.2% over 2013–2023; fitted -166 students/yr fitted, r² 0.98.
  • University of Kansas: enrollment ranged 18,427–19,857 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • York College of Pennsylvania: acceptance rate eased +28.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.61).
  • University of Kansas: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.42).

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: York College of Pennsylvania vs University of Kansas

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Kansas leads on in-state tuition ($12,102 vs $25,588 at York College of Pennsylvania)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE York College of Pennsylvania leads on acceptance rate (73.7% vs 93.5% at University of Kansas)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA University of Kansas leads on median debt at graduation ($21,000 vs $26,000 at York College of Pennsylvania)

York College of Pennsylvania profile · University of Kansas profile · Compare other colleges

In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between York College of Pennsylvania and University of Kansas?
University of Kansas leads on in-state tuition at $12,102 versus $25,588 at York College of Pennsylvania. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between York College of Pennsylvania and University of Kansas?
York College of Pennsylvania leads on acceptance rate at 73.7% versus 93.5% at University of Kansas. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between York College of Pennsylvania and University of Kansas?
University of Kansas leads on median debt at graduation at $21,000 versus $26,000 at York College of Pennsylvania. 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