Capital University vs George Washington University

Columbus, OH · Washington, DC · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (10 yr)

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE OH × DC
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (10 yr)

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.

  • Capital University: enrollment shrank -35.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -94 students/yr fitted, r² 0.88.
  • George Washington University: enrollment ranged 10,121–12,161 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Capital University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.00).
  • George Washington University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.34).

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: Capital University vs George Washington University

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 George Washington University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($90,873 vs $54,143 at Capital University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Capital University leads on avg net price ($22,576 vs $36,586 at George Washington University)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Capital University leads on in-state tuition ($43,234 vs $67,710 at George Washington University)

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Median Earnings (10 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Capital University and George Washington University?
George Washington University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $90,873 versus $54,143 at Capital University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Capital University and George Washington University?
Capital University leads on avg net price at $22,576 versus $36,586 at George Washington University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Capital University and George Washington University?
Capital University leads on in-state tuition at $43,234 versus $67,710 at George Washington University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median earnings (10 yr) focus for this pair · 2025