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Portland Community College vs University of the District of Columbia

Portland, OR · Washington, DC · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair OR:DC

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE OR × DC
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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.

  • Portland Community College: average net price rose +19.0% from $8,335 (2013) to $9,920 (2023), r² 0.58.
  • 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).
  • Portland Community College: enrollment shrank -38.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -1,204 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: Portland Community College vs University of the District of Columbia

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Portland Community College leads on median debt at graduation ($12,999 vs $24,872 at University of the District of Columbia)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI University of the District of Columbia leads on 150%-time completion (30.1% vs 18.0% at Portland Community College)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Portland Community College leads on out-of-state tuition ($10,440 vs $12,514 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 Portland Community College and University of the District of Columbia?▼
Portland Community College leads on median debt at graduation at $12,999 versus $24,872 at University of the District of Columbia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Portland Community College and University of the District of Columbia?▼
University of the District of Columbia leads on 150%-time completion at 30.1% versus 18.0% at Portland Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Portland Community College and University of the District of Columbia?▼
Portland Community College leads on out-of-state tuition at $10,440 versus $12,514 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