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Rasmussen University-Wisconsin vs William Rainey Harper College

Green Bay, WI · Palatine, IL · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair WI:IL

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-DEBT

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE WI × IL
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • 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

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • William Rainey Harper College: average net price fell -27.2% from $8,500 (2013) to $6,186 (2023), r² 0.89.
  • Rasmussen University-Wisconsin: average net price rose +6.3% from $17,723 (2013) to $18,847 (2023), r² 0.52.
  • Rasmussen University-Wisconsin: enrollment shrank -89.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -98 students/yr fitted, r² 0.85.
  • William Rainey Harper College: enrollment shrank -21.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -300 students/yr fitted, r² 0.87.

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: Rasmussen University-Wisconsin vs William Rainey Harper College

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA William Rainey Harper College leads on median debt at graduation ($10,184 vs $20,899 at Rasmussen University-Wisconsin)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Rasmussen University-Wisconsin leads on 150%-time completion (59.7% vs 46.6% at William Rainey Harper College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 William Rainey Harper College leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($48,071 vs $39,080 at Rasmussen University-Wisconsin)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Rasmussen University-Wisconsin and William Rainey Harper College?▼
William Rainey Harper College leads on median debt at graduation at $10,184 versus $20,899 at Rasmussen University-Wisconsin. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Rasmussen University-Wisconsin and William Rainey Harper College?▼
Rasmussen University-Wisconsin leads on 150%-time completion at 59.7% versus 46.6% at William Rainey Harper College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Rasmussen University-Wisconsin and William Rainey Harper College?▼
William Rainey Harper College leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $48,071 versus $39,080 at Rasmussen University-Wisconsin. 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