Midwest Institute vs Lindenwood University

Earth City, MO · Saint Charles, MO · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair MO:MO

MIXED-SECTOR · SAME-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-PAR · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-DEBT

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · MO
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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 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.

  • Lindenwood University: average net price fell -14.0% from $21,538 (2013) to $18,516 (2023), r² 0.65.
  • Midwest Institute: net price ranged $14,262–$22,126 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -8.6% is not a trend (r² 0.22).
  • Midwest Institute: enrollment ranged 151–297 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Lindenwood University: enrollment shrank -40.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -412 students/yr fitted, r² 0.93.

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: Midwest Institute vs Lindenwood University

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Midwest Institute leads on median debt at graduation ($9,500 vs $26,000 at Lindenwood University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Lindenwood University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($53,278 vs $30,414 at Midwest Institute)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Lindenwood University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (65.4% vs 38.2% at Midwest Institute)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Midwest Institute and Lindenwood University?
Midwest Institute leads on median debt at graduation at $9,500 versus $26,000 at Lindenwood University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Midwest Institute and Lindenwood University?
Lindenwood University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $53,278 versus $30,414 at Midwest Institute. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Midwest Institute and Lindenwood University?
Lindenwood University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 65.4% versus 38.2% at Midwest Institute. 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