College of DuPage vs College of Lake County

Glen Ellyn, IL · Grayslake, IL · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair IL:IL

PUBLIC-PAIR · SAME-STATE · NET-PAR · EARN-PAR · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-OUTCOME

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · IL
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • College of Lake County: average net price rose +35.6% from $4,581 (2013) to $6,212 (2023), r² 0.68.
  • College of DuPage: average net price fell -33.9% from $9,358 (2013) to $6,182 (2023), r² 0.60.
  • College of DuPage: enrollment shrank -28.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -550 students/yr fitted, r² 0.58.
  • College of Lake County: enrollment shrank -22.5% over 2013–2023; fitted -275 students/yr fitted, r² 0.87.

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: College of DuPage vs College of Lake County

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI College of Lake County leads on 150%-time completion (37.8% vs 24.7% at College of DuPage)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA College of Lake County leads on median debt at graduation ($8,735 vs $10,410 at College of DuPage)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI College of DuPage leads on out-of-state tuition ($12,750 vs $14,400 at College of Lake County)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between College of DuPage and College of Lake County?
College of Lake County leads on 150%-time completion at 37.8% versus 24.7% at College of DuPage. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between College of DuPage and College of Lake County?
College of Lake County leads on median debt at graduation at $8,735 versus $10,410 at College of DuPage. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between College of DuPage and College of Lake County?
College of DuPage leads on out-of-state tuition at $12,750 versus $14,400 at College of Lake County. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025