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Columbus State University vs University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

Columbus, GA · Whitewater, WI · largest Scorecard gap: loan repayment rate (completers)

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Pair GA:WI

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE GA × WI
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-FOCUS Largest gap · Loan Repayment Rate (Completers)

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.

  • University of Wisconsin-Whitewater: average net price rose +12.2% from $13,183 (2013) to $14,785 (2023), r² 0.45.
  • Columbus State University: net price ranged $11,129–$13,697 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +2.8% is not a trend (r² 0.45).
  • Columbus State University: acceptance rate eased +79.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.81).
  • University of Wisconsin-Whitewater: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.03).

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 University vs University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

  1. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT University of Wisconsin-Whitewater leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (80.2% vs 51.3% at Columbus State University)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI University of Wisconsin-Whitewater leads on 150%-time completion (61.5% vs 41.8% at Columbus State University)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Columbus State University leads on in-state tuition ($5,898 vs $8,616 at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater)

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Loan Repayment Rate (Completers) and other Scorecard questions

On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Columbus State University and University of Wisconsin-Whitewater?▼
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 80.2% versus 51.3% at Columbus State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Columbus State University and University of Wisconsin-Whitewater?▼
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater leads on 150%-time completion at 61.5% versus 41.8% at Columbus State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Columbus State University and University of Wisconsin-Whitewater?▼
Columbus State University leads on in-state tuition at $5,898 versus $8,616 at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); loan repayment rate (completers) focus for this pair · 2025