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Caldwell University vs Fortis Institute-Wayne

Caldwell, NJ · Wayne, NJ · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · NJ
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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 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.

  • Fortis Institute-Wayne: enrollment shrank -28.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -16 students/yr fitted, r² 0.59.
  • Caldwell University: enrollment ranged 1,437–1,730 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Caldwell University: net price ranged $11,434–$22,967 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +13.9% is not a trend (r² 0.09).
  • Fortis Institute-Wayne: net price ranged $17,690–$22,592 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +6.2% is not a trend (r² 0.14).

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: Caldwell University vs Fortis Institute-Wayne

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Fortis Institute-Wayne leads on median debt at graduation ($9,500 vs $25,000 at Caldwell University)
  2. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Caldwell University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (65.2% vs 39.5% at Fortis Institute-Wayne)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Caldwell University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($47,439 vs $32,479 at Fortis Institute-Wayne)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Caldwell University and Fortis Institute-Wayne?▼
Fortis Institute-Wayne leads on median debt at graduation at $9,500 versus $25,000 at Caldwell University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Caldwell University and Fortis Institute-Wayne?▼
Caldwell University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 65.2% versus 39.5% at Fortis Institute-Wayne. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Caldwell University and Fortis Institute-Wayne?▼
Caldwell University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $47,439 versus $32,479 at Fortis Institute-Wayne. 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