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Parkland College vs University of the District of Columbia

Champaign, IL · Washington, DC · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair IL:DC

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

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

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.

  • Parkland College: average net price rose +29.7% from $6,376 (2013) to $8,271 (2023), r² 0.46.
  • 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).
  • Parkland College: enrollment shrank -55.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -473 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.
  • 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: Parkland College vs University of the District of Columbia

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Parkland College leads on median debt at graduation ($8,548 vs $24,872 at University of the District of Columbia)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Parkland College leads on avg net price ($8,048 vs $10,648 at University of the District of Columbia)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Parkland College leads on in-state tuition ($4,284 vs $5,662 at University of the District of Columbia)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Parkland College and University of the District of Columbia?▼
Parkland College leads on median debt at graduation at $8,548 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 Parkland College and University of the District of Columbia?▼
Parkland College leads on avg net price at $8,048 versus $10,648 at University of the District of Columbia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Parkland College and University of the District of Columbia?▼
Parkland College leads on in-state tuition at $4,284 versus $5,662 at University of the District of Columbia. 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