Pikes Peak State College vs Central Washington University

Colorado Springs, CO · Ellensburg, WA · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE CO × WA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-NET Largest gap · Avg Net Price

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.

  • Pikes Peak State College: enrollment shrank -27.0% over 2013–2023; fitted -325 students/yr fitted, r² 0.90.
  • Central Washington University: enrollment ranged 8,081–11,468 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Pikes Peak State College: net price ranged $9,113–$10,336 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +0.8% is not a trend (r² 0.11).
  • Central Washington University: net price ranged $14,132–$17,234 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +0.9% is not a trend (r² 0.41).

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: Pikes Peak State College vs Central Washington University

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE Pikes Peak State College leads on avg net price ($6,007 vs $18,476 at Central Washington University)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Central Washington University leads on 150%-time completion (51.6% vs 21.8% at Pikes Peak State College)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Pikes Peak State College leads on median debt at graduation ($9,000 vs $19,500 at Central Washington University)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between Pikes Peak State College and Central Washington University?
Pikes Peak State College leads on avg net price at $6,007 versus $18,476 at Central Washington University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Pikes Peak State College and Central Washington University?
Central Washington University leads on 150%-time completion at 51.6% versus 21.8% at Pikes Peak State College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Pikes Peak State College and Central Washington University?
Pikes Peak State College leads on median debt at graduation at $9,000 versus $19,500 at Central Washington University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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