Blackburn College vs Calumet College of Saint Joseph

Carlinville, IL · Whiting, IN · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair IL:IN

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-PAR · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-OUTCOME

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE IL × IN
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • 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.

  • Calumet College of Saint Joseph: net price ranged $10,113–$20,739 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +80.1% is not a trend (r² 0.30).
  • Blackburn College: average net price rose +61.2% from $13,536 (2013) to $21,814 (2023), r² 0.73.
  • Blackburn College: enrollment shrank -36.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -25 students/yr fitted, r² 0.77.
  • Calumet College of Saint Joseph: enrollment shrank -43.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -43 students/yr fitted, r² 0.73.

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: Blackburn College vs Calumet College of Saint Joseph

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Blackburn College leads on 150%-time completion (55.1% vs 26.2% at Calumet College of Saint Joseph)
  2. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Blackburn College leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (75.6% vs 42.9% at Calumet College of Saint Joseph)
  3. RETENTION-RATE Blackburn College leads on retention rate (67.2% vs 42.3% at Calumet College of Saint Joseph)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Blackburn College and Calumet College of Saint Joseph?▼
Blackburn College leads on 150%-time completion at 55.1% versus 26.2% at Calumet College of Saint Joseph. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Blackburn College and Calumet College of Saint Joseph?▼
Blackburn College leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 75.6% versus 42.9% at Calumet College of Saint Joseph. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On retention rate, who leads between Blackburn College and Calumet College of Saint Joseph?▼
Blackburn College leads on retention rate at 67.2% versus 42.3% at Calumet College of Saint Joseph. 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