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Bennett Career Institute vs The Catholic University of America

Washington, DC · Washington, DC · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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MIXED-SECTOR · SAME-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-DEBT

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · DC
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

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.

  • Bennett Career Institute: average net price rose +59.6% from $6,959 (2013) to $11,108 (2023), r² 0.79.
  • The Catholic University of America: net price ranged $32,731–$35,188 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -3.8% is not a trend (r² 0.29).
  • Bennett Career Institute: enrollment shrank -39.8% over 2013–2023; fitted -13 students/yr fitted, r² 0.71.
  • The Catholic University of America: enrollment shrank -15.9% over 2013–2023; fitted -67 students/yr fitted, r² 0.84.

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: Bennett Career Institute vs The Catholic University of America

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Bennett Career Institute leads on median debt at graduation ($6,333 vs $26,000 at The Catholic University of America)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 The Catholic University of America leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($63,217 vs $18,653 at Bennett Career Institute)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 The Catholic University of America leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($73,250 vs $22,568 at Bennett Career Institute)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Bennett Career Institute and The Catholic University of America?▼
Bennett Career Institute leads on median debt at graduation at $6,333 versus $26,000 at The Catholic University of America. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Bennett Career Institute and The Catholic University of America?▼
The Catholic University of America leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $63,217 versus $18,653 at Bennett Career Institute. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Bennett Career Institute and The Catholic University of America?▼
The Catholic University of America leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $73,250 versus $22,568 at Bennett Career Institute. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median debt at graduation focus for this pair · 2025