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University of Illinois Chicago vs University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

Chicago, IL · Whitewater, WI · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair IL:WI

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE IL × WI
  • 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 · In-State Tuition

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

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • University of Wisconsin-Whitewater: average net price rose +12.2% from $13,183 (2013) to $14,785 (2023), r² 0.45.
  • 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).
  • University of Wisconsin-Whitewater: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.03).

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 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Wisconsin-Whitewater leads on in-state tuition ($8,616 vs $14,338 at University of Illinois Chicago)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of Wisconsin-Whitewater leads on out-of-state tuition ($18,716 vs $29,884 at University of Illinois Chicago)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA University of Illinois Chicago leads on median debt at graduation ($16,704 vs $23,188 at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Illinois Chicago and University of Wisconsin-Whitewater?▼
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater leads on in-state tuition at $8,616 versus $14,338 at University of Illinois Chicago. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Illinois Chicago and University of Wisconsin-Whitewater?▼
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater leads on out-of-state tuition at $18,716 versus $29,884 at University of Illinois Chicago. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between University of Illinois Chicago and University of Wisconsin-Whitewater?▼
University of Illinois Chicago leads on median debt at graduation at $16,704 versus $23,188 at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. 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