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University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus vs Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Waterbury, CT · Fort Collins, CO · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair CT:CO

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

  • 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-NET Largest gap · Avg Net Price

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

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Colorado State University-Fort Collins: average net price rose +29.4% from $15,707 (2013) to $20,332 (2023), r² 0.69.
  • University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus: net price ranged $7,599–$9,525 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +0.6% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus: acceptance rate eased +106.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.58).
  • 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-Waterbury Campus vs Colorado State University-Fort Collins

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus leads on avg net price ($10,875 vs $21,279 at Colorado State University-Fort Collins)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Colorado State University-Fort Collins leads on in-state tuition ($13,373 vs $18,140 at University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($63,322 vs $49,748 at Colorado State University-Fort Collins)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus and Colorado State University-Fort Collins?▼
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus leads on avg net price at $10,875 versus $21,279 at Colorado State University-Fort Collins. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus and Colorado State University-Fort Collins?▼
Colorado State University-Fort Collins leads on in-state tuition at $13,373 versus $18,140 at University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus and Colorado State University-Fort Collins?▼
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus 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.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); avg net price focus for this pair · 2025