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University of Wisconsin-La Crosse vs Wichita State University

La Crosse, WI · Wichita, KS · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair WI:KS

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE WI × KS
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • 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.

  • Wichita State University: enrollment shrank -6.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -86 students/yr fitted, r² 0.71.
  • University of Wisconsin-La Crosse: enrollment ranged 9,137–9,517 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • University of Wisconsin-La Crosse: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.05).
  • Wichita State University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.04).

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 Wisconsin-La Crosse vs Wichita State University

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI University of Wisconsin-La Crosse leads on 150%-time completion (71.1% vs 51.2% at Wichita State University)
  2. RETENTION-RATE University of Wisconsin-La Crosse leads on retention rate (86.5% vs 69.3% at Wichita State University)
  3. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Wisconsin-La Crosse leads on acceptance rate (75.5% vs 94.0% at Wichita State University)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and Wichita State University?▼
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse leads on 150%-time completion at 71.1% versus 51.2% at Wichita State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On retention rate, who leads between University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and Wichita State University?▼
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse leads on retention rate at 86.5% versus 69.3% at Wichita State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and Wichita State University?▼
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse leads on acceptance rate at 75.5% versus 94.0% at Wichita 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); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025