Johnson & Wales University-Online vs Brigham Young University

Providence, RI · Provo, UT · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair RI:UT

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · GAP-DEBT

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE RI × UT
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • 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-RACE · wide · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Both grew, one campus expanded much faster

ENROLL-RACE · wide · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both Johnson & Wales University-Online and Brigham Young University across 2013–2023, but one fitted annual pace pulls far ahead of the other. Treat them as size peers on different slopes, not interchangeable large campuses.

  • Johnson & Wales University-Online: enrollment grew +1578.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +202 students/yr fitted, r² 0.98.
  • Brigham Young University: enrollment grew +16.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +440 students/yr fitted, r² 0.64.

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: Johnson & Wales University-Online vs Brigham Young University

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Brigham Young University leads on median debt at graduation ($11,069 vs $26,000 at Johnson & Wales University-Online)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Brigham Young University leads on in-state tuition ($6,688 vs $13,365 at Johnson & Wales University-Online)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Brigham Young University leads on out-of-state tuition ($6,688 vs $13,365 at Johnson & Wales University-Online)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Johnson & Wales University-Online and Brigham Young University?
Brigham Young University leads on median debt at graduation at $11,069 versus $26,000 at Johnson & Wales University-Online. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Johnson & Wales University-Online and Brigham Young University?
Brigham Young University leads on in-state tuition at $6,688 versus $13,365 at Johnson & Wales University-Online. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Johnson & Wales University-Online and Brigham Young University?
Brigham Young University leads on out-of-state tuition at $6,688 versus $13,365 at Johnson & Wales University-Online. 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