College of Lake County vs University of the District of Columbia

Grayslake, IL · Washington, DC · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair IL:DC

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE IL × DC
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • 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 NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • College of Lake County: average net price rose +35.6% from $4,581 (2013) to $6,212 (2023), r² 0.68.
  • University of the District of Columbia: net price ranged $14,144–$18,201 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -4.9% is not a trend (r² 0.25).
  • College of Lake County: enrollment shrank -22.5% over 2013–2023; fitted -275 students/yr fitted, r² 0.87.
  • University of the District of Columbia: enrollment shrank -31.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -158 students/yr fitted, r² 0.90.

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 Lake County vs University of the District of Columbia

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA College of Lake County leads on median debt at graduation ($8,735 vs $24,872 at University of the District of Columbia)
  2. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT College of Lake County leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (67.1% vs 47.3% at University of the District of Columbia)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE College of Lake County leads on avg net price ($7,607 vs $10,648 at University of the District of Columbia)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between College of Lake County and University of the District of Columbia?
College of Lake County leads on median debt at graduation at $8,735 versus $24,872 at University of the District of Columbia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between College of Lake County and University of the District of Columbia?
College of Lake County leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 67.1% versus 47.3% at University of the District of Columbia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between College of Lake County and University of the District of Columbia?
College of Lake County leads on avg net price at $7,607 versus $10,648 at University of the District of Columbia. 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