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Columbus State Community College vs Miami University-Hamilton

Columbus, OH · Hamilton, OH · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair OH:OH

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · OH
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • 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.

  • Miami University-Hamilton: enrollment shrank -40.8% over 2013–2023; fitted -133 students/yr fitted, r² 0.93.
  • Columbus State Community College: enrollment ranged 12,519–20,710 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Columbus State Community College: net price ranged $5,384–$7,437 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +17.0% is not a trend (r² 0.31).
  • Miami University-Hamilton: net price ranged $9,667–$13,869 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -3.8% is not a trend (r² 0.10).

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: Columbus State Community College vs Miami University-Hamilton

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Columbus State Community College leads on median debt at graduation ($8,749 vs $23,000 at Miami University-Hamilton)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Columbus State Community College leads on out-of-state tuition ($11,224 vs $19,407 at Miami University-Hamilton)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Miami University-Hamilton leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (77.4% vs 52.6% at Columbus State Community College)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Columbus State Community College and Miami University-Hamilton?▼
Columbus State Community College leads on median debt at graduation at $8,749 versus $23,000 at Miami University-Hamilton. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Columbus State Community College and Miami University-Hamilton?▼
Columbus State Community College leads on out-of-state tuition at $11,224 versus $19,407 at Miami University-Hamilton. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Columbus State Community College and Miami University-Hamilton?▼
Miami University-Hamilton leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 77.4% versus 52.6% at Columbus State Community 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