PlainCollege

University of South Carolina-Columbia vs University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Columbia, SC · Denver, CO · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

Scorecard match plate

Pair SC:CO

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE SC × CO
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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 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 South Carolina-Columbia: average net price rose +48.5% from $16,523 (2013) to $24,532 (2023), r² 0.86.
  • University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus: net price ranged $13,322–$19,133 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +40.7% is not a trend (r² 0.20).
  • University of South Carolina-Columbia: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.01).
  • 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

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: University of South Carolina-Columbia vs University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus leads on avg net price ($11,900 vs $22,811 at University of South Carolina-Columbia)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI University of South Carolina-Columbia leads on 150%-time completion (78.3% vs 46.7% at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus)
  3. RETENTION-RATE University of South Carolina-Columbia leads on retention rate (92.2% vs 72.7% at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus)

University of South Carolina-Columbia profile · University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus profile · Compare other colleges

Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between University of South Carolina-Columbia and University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus?▼
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus leads on avg net price at $11,900 versus $22,811 at University of South Carolina-Columbia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between University of South Carolina-Columbia and University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus?▼
University of South Carolina-Columbia leads on 150%-time completion at 78.3% versus 46.7% at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On retention rate, who leads between University of South Carolina-Columbia and University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus?▼
University of South Carolina-Columbia leads on retention rate at 92.2% versus 72.7% at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. 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