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University of Illinois Chicago vs Montclair State University

Chicago, IL · Montclair, NJ · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair IL:NJ

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE IL × NJ
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • 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 BOTH-NET-DOWN · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Average net price fell on both sides

BOTH-NET-DOWN · 2013–2023

Fitted net-price slopes at University of Illinois Chicago and Montclair State University both decline over 2013–2023. Sticker tuition can still rise while the aided Title IV cohort average moves the other way, this board is about the aided average.

  • Montclair State University: average net price fell -29.1% from $19,960 (2013) to $14,159 (2023), r² 0.78.
  • University of Illinois Chicago: average net price fell -9.1% from $13,545 (2013) to $12,313 (2023), r² 0.59.
  • University of Illinois Chicago: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.35).
  • Montclair State University: acceptance rate eased +33.8% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.86).

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 Illinois Chicago vs Montclair State University

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Illinois Chicago leads on avg net price ($10,974 vs $15,566 at Montclair State University)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA University of Illinois Chicago leads on median debt at graduation ($16,704 vs $22,000 at Montclair State University)
  3. SAT-AVERAGE University of Illinois Chicago leads on sat average (1,250 vs 1,070 at Montclair State University)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between University of Illinois Chicago and Montclair State University?▼
University of Illinois Chicago leads on avg net price at $10,974 versus $15,566 at Montclair State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between University of Illinois Chicago and Montclair State University?▼
University of Illinois Chicago leads on median debt at graduation at $16,704 versus $22,000 at Montclair State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On sat average, who leads between University of Illinois Chicago and Montclair State University?▼
University of Illinois Chicago leads on sat average at 1,250 versus 1,070 at Montclair State University. 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