Northeastern Illinois University vs University of Washington-Tacoma Campus

Chicago, IL · Tacoma, WA · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair IL:WA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE IL × WA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

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.

  • Northeastern Illinois University: enrollment shrank -56.2% over 2013–2023; fitted -529 students/yr fitted, r² 0.99.
  • University of Washington-Tacoma Campus: enrollment ranged 3,587–4,565 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Northeastern Illinois University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.02).
  • University of Washington-Tacoma Campus: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.04).

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

Largest gaps: Northeastern Illinois University vs University of Washington-Tacoma Campus

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI University of Washington-Tacoma Campus leads on 150%-time completion (62.8% vs 18.5% at Northeastern Illinois University)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Northeastern Illinois University leads on out-of-state tuition ($22,726 vs $43,404 at University of Washington-Tacoma Campus)
  3. RETENTION-RATE University of Washington-Tacoma Campus leads on retention rate (80.0% vs 52.3% at Northeastern Illinois University)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Northeastern Illinois University and University of Washington-Tacoma Campus?
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus leads on 150%-time completion at 62.8% versus 18.5% at Northeastern Illinois University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Northeastern Illinois University and University of Washington-Tacoma Campus?
Northeastern Illinois University leads on out-of-state tuition at $22,726 versus $43,404 at University of Washington-Tacoma Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On retention rate, who leads between Northeastern Illinois University and University of Washington-Tacoma Campus?
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus leads on retention rate at 80.0% versus 52.3% at Northeastern Illinois University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025