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University of Alabama at Birmingham vs Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Birmingham, AL · Fort Collins, CO · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair AL:CO

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE AL × CO
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • 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 ENROLL-RACE · narrow · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Nearly parallel enrollment growth

ENROLL-RACE · narrow · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both University of Alabama at Birmingham and Colorado State University-Fort Collins across 2013–2023. The fitted annual pace is what separates this board from a generic large-campus frame.

  • Colorado State University-Fort Collins: enrollment grew +11.9% over 2013–2023; fitted +268 students/yr fitted, r² 0.82.
  • University of Alabama at Birmingham: enrollment grew +8.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +179 students/yr fitted, r² 0.45.
  • University of Alabama at Birmingham: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.10).
  • Colorado State University-Fort Collins: acceptance rate eased +15.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.80).

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: University of Alabama at Birmingham vs Colorado State University-Fort Collins

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of Alabama at Birmingham leads on out-of-state tuition ($22,562 vs $34,783 at Colorado State University-Fort Collins)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Alabama at Birmingham leads on in-state tuition ($9,098 vs $13,373 at Colorado State University-Fort Collins)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Colorado State University-Fort Collins leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (78.7% vs 61.8% at University of Alabama at Birmingham)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Alabama at Birmingham and Colorado State University-Fort Collins?▼
University of Alabama at Birmingham leads on out-of-state tuition at $22,562 versus $34,783 at Colorado State University-Fort Collins. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Alabama at Birmingham and Colorado State University-Fort Collins?▼
University of Alabama at Birmingham leads on in-state tuition at $9,098 versus $13,373 at Colorado State University-Fort Collins. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between University of Alabama at Birmingham and Colorado State University-Fort Collins?▼
Colorado State University-Fort Collins leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 78.7% versus 61.8% at University of Alabama at Birmingham. 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