Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus vs University of Georgia

Chicago, IL · Athens, GA · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair IL:GA

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-DEBT

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE IL × GA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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.

  • Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus: enrollment ranged 48–373 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • University of Georgia: enrollment grew +19.9% over 2013–2023; fitted +491 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.
  • Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus: average net price rose +69.0% from $15,404 (2013) to $26,038 (2023), r² 0.78.
  • University of Georgia: average net price rose +15.2% from $11,990 (2013) to $13,816 (2023), r² 0.62.

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: Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus vs University of Georgia

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus leads on median debt at graduation ($9,500 vs $18,500 at University of Georgia)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Georgia leads on avg net price ($13,936 vs $26,435 at Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT University of Georgia leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (75.4% vs 40.1% at Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus and University of Georgia?
Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus leads on median debt at graduation at $9,500 versus $18,500 at University of Georgia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus and University of Georgia?
University of Georgia leads on avg net price at $13,936 versus $26,435 at Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus and University of Georgia?
University of Georgia leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 75.4% versus 40.1% at Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus. 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