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Youngstown State University vs Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Youngstown, OH · Baton Rouge, LA · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair OH:LA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE OH × LA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · Out-of-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.

  • Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College: average net price rose +72.4% from $11,610 (2013) to $20,015 (2023), r² 0.84.
  • Youngstown State University: net price ranged $10,922–$12,707 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -6.5% is not a trend (r² 0.02).
  • Youngstown State University: enrollment shrank -36.8% over 2013–2023; fitted -375 students/yr fitted, r² 0.92.
  • Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College: enrollment grew +21.7% over 2013–2023; fitted +417 students/yr fitted, r² 0.54.

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: Youngstown State University vs Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Youngstown State University leads on out-of-state tuition ($11,473 vs $28,631 at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Youngstown State University leads on avg net price ($12,767 vs $19,151 at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($61,251 vs $41,544 at Youngstown State University)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Youngstown State University and Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College?▼
Youngstown State University leads on out-of-state tuition at $11,473 versus $28,631 at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Youngstown State University and Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College?▼
Youngstown State University leads on avg net price at $12,767 versus $19,151 at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Youngstown State University and Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College?▼
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $61,251 versus $41,544 at Youngstown State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); out-of-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025