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University of Connecticut-Stamford vs Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Stamford, CT · Fort Collins, CO · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair CT:CO

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE CT × CO
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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-RACE · wide · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Both grew, one campus expanded much faster

ENROLL-RACE · wide · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both University of Connecticut-Stamford and Colorado State University-Fort Collins across 2013–2023, but one fitted annual pace pulls far ahead of the other. Treat them as size peers on different slopes, not interchangeable large campuses.

  • University of Connecticut-Stamford: enrollment grew +77.9% over 2013–2023; fitted +120 students/yr fitted, r² 0.90.
  • Colorado State University-Fort Collins: enrollment grew +11.9% over 2013–2023; fitted +268 students/yr fitted, r² 0.82.
  • University of Connecticut-Stamford: acceptance rate eased +95.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.66).
  • 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 Connecticut-Stamford vs Colorado State University-Fort Collins

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Colorado State University-Fort Collins leads on in-state tuition ($13,373 vs $18,150 at University of Connecticut-Stamford)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of Connecticut-Stamford leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($63,322 vs $49,748 at Colorado State University-Fort Collins)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Connecticut-Stamford leads on avg net price ($16,798 vs $21,279 at Colorado State University-Fort Collins)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Connecticut-Stamford and Colorado State University-Fort Collins?▼
Colorado State University-Fort Collins leads on in-state tuition at $13,373 versus $18,150 at University of Connecticut-Stamford. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between University of Connecticut-Stamford and Colorado State University-Fort Collins?▼
University of Connecticut-Stamford leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $63,322 versus $49,748 at Colorado State University-Fort Collins. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between University of Connecticut-Stamford and Colorado State University-Fort Collins?▼
University of Connecticut-Stamford leads on avg net price at $16,798 versus $21,279 at Colorado State University-Fort Collins. 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