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City University of Seattle vs Bellevue University

Seattle, WA · Bellevue, NE · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair WA:NE

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · GAP-DEBT

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE WA × NE
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • 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 · brisk · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Headcount surged on one side only

ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023

Bellevue University posted a brisk directional enrollment rise over 2013–2023 while its peer's size series stays a range. Pair any cost snapshot with that asymmetry before treating the campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Bellevue University: enrollment grew +70.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +510 students/yr fitted, r² 0.77.
  • City University of Seattle: enrollment ranged 651–1,289 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • City University of Seattle: net price ranged $23,557–$35,049 across 3 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +9.1% is not a trend (r² n/a).
  • Bellevue University: net price ranged $8,770–$28,345 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +40.8% is not a trend (r² 0.38).

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 University of Seattle vs Bellevue University

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Bellevue University leads on median debt at graduation ($20,000 vs $25,000 at City University of Seattle)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 City University of Seattle leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($69,460 vs $61,289 at Bellevue University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Bellevue University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($57,732 vs $56,195 at City University of Seattle)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between City University of Seattle and Bellevue University?▼
Bellevue University leads on median debt at graduation at $20,000 versus $25,000 at City University of Seattle. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between City University of Seattle and Bellevue University?▼
City University of Seattle leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $69,460 versus $61,289 at Bellevue University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between City University of Seattle and Bellevue University?▼
Bellevue University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $57,732 versus $56,195 at City University of Seattle. 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