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Appalachian State University vs University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Boone, NC · Denver, CO · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NC × CO
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

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 Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus: net price ranged $13,322–$19,133 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +40.7% is not a trend (r² 0.20).
  • Appalachian State University: average net price rose +29.6% from $12,725 (2013) to $16,487 (2023), r² 0.41.
  • Appalachian State University: acceptance rate eased +40.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.95).
  • University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.06).

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: Appalachian State University vs University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Appalachian State University leads on 150%-time completion (73.8% vs 46.7% at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus leads on avg net price ($11,900 vs $16,836 at Appalachian State University)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Appalachian State University leads on in-state tuition ($7,579 vs $10,383 at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Appalachian State University and University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus?▼
Appalachian State University leads on 150%-time completion at 73.8% versus 46.7% at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Appalachian State University and University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus?▼
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus leads on avg net price at $11,900 versus $16,836 at Appalachian State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Appalachian State University and University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus?▼
Appalachian State University leads on in-state tuition at $7,579 versus $10,383 at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025