University of Denver vs Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia

Denver, CO · Philadelphia, PA · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (10 yr)

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Pair CO:PA

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-EARN

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE CO × PA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (10 yr)

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.

  • University of Denver: average net price rose +22.7% from $29,362 (2013) to $36,037 (2023), r² 0.77.
  • Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia: net price ranged $30,487–$35,487 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +8.1% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • University of Denver: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.01).
  • Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.17).

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 Denver vs Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($86,881 vs $71,155 at University of Denver)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia leads on avg net price ($29,689 vs $36,131 at University of Denver)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA University of Denver leads on median debt at graduation ($21,844 vs $25,500 at Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia)

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Median Earnings (10 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between University of Denver and Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia?
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $86,881 versus $71,155 at University of Denver. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between University of Denver and Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia?
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia leads on avg net price at $29,689 versus $36,131 at University of Denver. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between University of Denver and Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia?
University of Denver leads on median debt at graduation at $21,844 versus $25,500 at Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median earnings (10 yr) focus for this pair · 2025