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Kean University vs University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Union, NJ · Denver, CO · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NJ × CO
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-State Tuition

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.

  • Kean University: enrollment shrank -9.5% over 2013–2023; fitted -144 students/yr fitted, r² 0.63.
  • University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus: enrollment ranged 10,470–11,892 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Kean University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.05).
  • University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.06).

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: Kean University vs University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus leads on in-state tuition ($10,383 vs $14,299 at Kean University)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Kean University leads on out-of-state tuition ($22,446 vs $29,391 at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus leads on median debt at graduation ($20,500 vs $23,250 at Kean University)

Kean University profile · University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus profile · Compare other colleges

In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Kean University and University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus?▼
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus leads on in-state tuition at $10,383 versus $14,299 at Kean University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Kean University and University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus?▼
Kean University leads on out-of-state tuition at $22,446 versus $29,391 at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Kean University and University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus?▼
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus leads on median debt at graduation at $20,500 versus $23,250 at Kean University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025