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Rochester Community and Technical College vs University of the District of Columbia

Rochester, MN · Washington, DC · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair MN:DC

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MN × DC
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · Out-of-State Tuition

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.

  • Rochester Community and Technical College: average net price fell -14.9% from $15,446 (2013) to $13,148 (2023), r² 0.78.
  • 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).
  • Rochester Community and Technical College: enrollment shrank -41.0% over 2013–2023; fitted -221 students/yr fitted, r² 0.99.
  • 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: Rochester Community and Technical College vs University of the District of Columbia

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Rochester Community and Technical College leads on out-of-state tuition ($6,389 vs $12,514 at University of the District of Columbia)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Rochester Community and Technical College leads on median debt at graduation ($14,743 vs $24,872 at University of the District of Columbia)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Rochester Community and Technical College leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (70.0% vs 47.3% at University of the District of Columbia)

Rochester Community and Technical College profile · University of the District of Columbia profile · Compare other colleges

Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Rochester Community and Technical College and University of the District of Columbia?▼
Rochester Community and Technical College leads on out-of-state tuition at $6,389 versus $12,514 at University of the District of Columbia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Rochester Community and Technical College and University of the District of Columbia?▼
Rochester Community and Technical College leads on median debt at graduation at $14,743 versus $24,872 at University of the District of Columbia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Rochester Community and Technical College and University of the District of Columbia?▼
Rochester Community and Technical College leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 70.0% versus 47.3% 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); out-of-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025