Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga vs Widener University

Chattanooga, TN · Chester, PA · largest Scorecard gap: retention rate

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Pair TN:PA

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · NET-PAR · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-OUTCOME

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE TN × PA
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · Retention Rate

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

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga: average net price rose +17.6% from $21,489 (2013) to $25,266 (2023), r² 0.60.
  • Widener University: net price ranged $24,012–$31,792 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +11.3% is not a trend (r² 0.16).
  • Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga: enrollment grew +729.6% over 2013–2023; fitted +241 students/yr fitted, r² 0.53.
  • Widener University: enrollment shrank -13.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -66 students/yr fitted, r² 0.69.

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: Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga vs Widener University

  1. RETENTION-RATE Widener University leads on retention rate (78.4% vs 0.0% at Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Widener University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($63,375 vs $26,349 at Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Widener University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($70,920 vs $31,102 at Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga)

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Retention Rate and other Scorecard questions

On retention rate, who leads between Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga and Widener University?
Widener University leads on retention rate at 78.4% versus 0.0% at Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga and Widener University?
Widener University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $63,375 versus $26,349 at Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga and Widener University?
Widener University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $70,920 versus $31,102 at Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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