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University of Michigan-Ann Arbor vs Western Governors University

Ann Arbor, MI · Salt Lake City, UT · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair MI:UT

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · NET-PAR · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-TUITION

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE MI × UT
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · Out-of-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 Michigan-Ann Arbor and Western Governors University 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.

  • Western Governors University: enrollment grew +282.7% over 2013–2023; fitted +9,481 students/yr fitted, r² 0.98.
  • University of Michigan-Ann Arbor: enrollment grew +19.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +565 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.
  • University of Michigan-Ann Arbor: net price ranged $14,521–$17,086 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -8.9% is not a trend (r² 0.03).
  • Western Governors University: net price ranged $9,805–$12,349 across 9 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -15.4% is not a trend (r² 0.05).

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 Michigan-Ann Arbor vs Western Governors University

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Western Governors University leads on out-of-state tuition ($8,658 vs $60,946 at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Western Governors University leads on in-state tuition ($8,658 vs $17,736 at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI University of Michigan-Ann Arbor leads on 150%-time completion (93.2% vs 48.1% at Western Governors University)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and Western Governors University?▼
Western Governors University leads on out-of-state tuition at $8,658 versus $60,946 at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and Western Governors University?▼
Western Governors University leads on in-state tuition at $8,658 versus $17,736 at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and Western Governors University?▼
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor leads on 150%-time completion at 93.2% versus 48.1% at Western Governors University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); out-of-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025