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City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College vs Western Kentucky University

Chicago, IL · Bowling Green, KY · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair IL:KY

PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-DEBT

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE IL × KY
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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 RANGE-ONLY · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

No stable joint trend on the primary axis

RANGE-ONLY · 2013–2023

For City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College vs Western Kentucky University, the overlapping average net-price path series over 2013–2023 does not clear a directional claim on both sides. What follows is the measured range, not a rise/fall headline.

  • City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College: net price ranged $2,726–$9,271 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -36.6% is not a trend (r² 0.38).
  • Western Kentucky University: net price ranged $10,470–$12,776 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +4.3% is not a trend (r² 0.22).

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: City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College vs Western Kentucky University

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College leads on median debt at graduation ($5,750 vs $22,095 at Western Kentucky University)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College leads on in-state tuition ($4,590 vs $11,652 at Western Kentucky University)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Western Kentucky University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (65.2% vs 30.8% at City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College and Western Kentucky University?▼
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College leads on median debt at graduation at $5,750 versus $22,095 at Western Kentucky University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College and Western Kentucky University?▼
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College leads on in-state tuition at $4,590 versus $11,652 at Western Kentucky University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College and Western Kentucky University?▼
Western Kentucky University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 65.2% versus 30.8% at City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington 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