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Lamar Institute of Technology vs University of the District of Columbia

Beaumont, TX · Washington, DC · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair TX:DC

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE TX × DC
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • 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 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.

  • Lamar Institute of Technology: average net price fell -17.9% from $9,942 (2013) to $8,167 (2023), r² 0.41.
  • University of the District of Columbia: net price ranged $14,144–$18,201 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -4.9% is not a trend (r² 0.25).
  • Lamar Institute of Technology: enrollment grew +14.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +46 students/yr fitted, r² 0.71.
  • University of the District of Columbia: enrollment shrank -31.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -158 students/yr fitted, r² 0.90.

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: Lamar Institute of Technology vs University of the District of Columbia

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Lamar Institute of Technology leads on in-state tuition ($2,844 vs $5,662 at University of the District of Columbia)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Lamar Institute of Technology leads on median debt at graduation ($13,076 vs $24,872 at University of the District of Columbia)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE University of the District of Columbia leads on avg net price ($10,648 vs $13,866 at Lamar Institute of Technology)

Lamar Institute of Technology profile · University of the District of Columbia profile · Compare other colleges

In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Lamar Institute of Technology and University of the District of Columbia?▼
Lamar Institute of Technology leads on in-state tuition at $2,844 versus $5,662 at University of the District of Columbia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Lamar Institute of Technology and University of the District of Columbia?▼
Lamar Institute of Technology leads on median debt at graduation at $13,076 versus $24,872 at University of the District of Columbia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Lamar Institute of Technology and University of the District of Columbia?▼
University of the District of Columbia leads on avg net price at $10,648 versus $13,866 at Lamar Institute of Technology. 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