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Strayer University-District of Columbia vs Northwestern University

Washington, DC · Evanston, IL · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair DC:IL

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE DC × IL
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-State Tuition

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.

  • Strayer University-District of Columbia: enrollment shrank -64.5% over 2013–2023; fitted -58 students/yr fitted, r² 0.88.
  • Northwestern University: enrollment ranged 8,401–8,960 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

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: Strayer University-District of Columbia vs Northwestern University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Strayer University-District of Columbia leads on in-state tuition ($13,920 vs $68,322 at Northwestern University)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Strayer University-District of Columbia leads on out-of-state tuition ($13,920 vs $68,322 at Northwestern University)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Northwestern University leads on median debt at graduation ($15,000 vs $40,621 at Strayer University-District of Columbia)

Strayer University-District of Columbia profile · Northwestern University profile · Compare other colleges

In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Strayer University-District of Columbia and Northwestern University?▼
Strayer University-District of Columbia leads on in-state tuition at $13,920 versus $68,322 at Northwestern University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Strayer University-District of Columbia and Northwestern University?▼
Strayer University-District of Columbia leads on out-of-state tuition at $13,920 versus $68,322 at Northwestern University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Strayer University-District of Columbia and Northwestern University?▼
Northwestern University leads on median debt at graduation at $15,000 versus $40,621 at Strayer University-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); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025