South Central College vs University of the District of Columbia

North Mankato, MN · Washington, DC · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair MN:DC

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

  • 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-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.

  • South Central College: average net price fell -9.6% from $11,410 (2013) to $10,314 (2023), r² 0.53.
  • 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).
  • South Central College: enrollment shrank -36.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -103 students/yr fitted, r² 0.94.
  • 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: South Central College vs University of the District of Columbia

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA South Central College leads on median debt at graduation ($12,000 vs $24,872 at University of the District of Columbia)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI South Central College leads on out-of-state tuition ($6,146 vs $12,514 at University of the District of Columbia)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT South Central College leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (66.5% vs 47.3% 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 South Central College and University of the District of Columbia?
South Central College leads on median debt at graduation at $12,000 versus $24,872 at University of the District of Columbia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between South Central College and University of the District of Columbia?
South Central College leads on out-of-state tuition at $6,146 versus $12,514 at University of the District of Columbia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between South Central College and University of the District of Columbia?
South Central College leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 66.5% 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); median debt at graduation focus for this pair · 2025