University of Northern Iowa vs University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Cedar Falls, IA · Denver, CO · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair IA:CO

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE IA × CO
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • University of Northern Iowa: enrollment shrank -25.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -300 students/yr fitted, r² 0.91.
  • University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus: enrollment ranged 10,470–11,892 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • University of Northern Iowa: acceptance rate eased +13.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.46).
  • University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.06).

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

Largest gaps: University of Northern Iowa vs University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI University of Northern Iowa leads on 150%-time completion (68.5% vs 46.7% at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of Northern Iowa leads on out-of-state tuition ($21,712 vs $29,391 at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus leads on avg net price ($11,900 vs $15,901 at University of Northern Iowa)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between University of Northern Iowa and University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus?
University of Northern Iowa leads on 150%-time completion at 68.5% versus 46.7% at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Northern Iowa and University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus?
University of Northern Iowa leads on out-of-state tuition at $21,712 versus $29,391 at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between University of Northern Iowa and University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus?
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus leads on avg net price at $11,900 versus $15,901 at University of Northern Iowa. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025