Kirkwood Community College vs Weber State University

Cedar Rapids, IA · Ogden, UT · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair IA:UT

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE IA × UT
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · Out-of-State Tuition

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

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • Kirkwood Community College: average net price fell -15.3% from $11,081 (2013) to $9,388 (2023), r² 0.64.
  • Weber State University: net price ranged $9,760–$12,061 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +9.9% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • Kirkwood Community College: enrollment shrank -30.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -304 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.
  • Weber State University: enrollment shrank -9.8% over 2013–2023; fitted -173 students/yr fitted, r² 0.74.

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: Kirkwood Community College vs Weber State University

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Kirkwood Community College leads on out-of-state tuition ($8,220 vs $17,545 at Weber State University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Weber State University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($56,287 vs $41,016 at Kirkwood Community College)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Weber State University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (83.5% vs 61.5% at Kirkwood Community College)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Kirkwood Community College and Weber State University?▼
Kirkwood Community College leads on out-of-state tuition at $8,220 versus $17,545 at Weber State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Kirkwood Community College and Weber State University?▼
Weber State University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $56,287 versus $41,016 at Kirkwood Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Kirkwood Community College and Weber State University?▼
Weber State University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 83.5% versus 61.5% at Kirkwood 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); out-of-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025