Champlain College vs Seattle University

Burlington, VT · Seattle, WA · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair VT:WA

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE VT × WA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • 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.

  • Seattle University: enrollment shrank -10.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -52 students/yr fitted, r² 0.55.
  • Champlain College: enrollment ranged 2,851–3,771 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Champlain College: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.01).
  • Seattle University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.57).

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: Champlain College vs Seattle University

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Seattle University leads on median debt at graduation ($19,883 vs $26,814 at Champlain College)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Seattle University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($64,656 vs $48,844 at Champlain College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Seattle University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($75,272 vs $58,386 at Champlain College)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Champlain College and Seattle University?
Seattle University leads on median debt at graduation at $19,883 versus $26,814 at Champlain College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Champlain College and Seattle University?
Seattle University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $64,656 versus $48,844 at Champlain College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Champlain College and Seattle University?
Seattle University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $75,272 versus $58,386 at Champlain College. 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