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