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Virginia Commonwealth University vs University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

Richmond, VA · Whitewater, WI · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair VA:WI

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE VA × WI
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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 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 Wisconsin-Whitewater: average net price rose +12.2% from $13,183 (2013) to $14,785 (2023), r² 0.45.
  • Virginia Commonwealth University: net price ranged $18,354–$22,021 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +6.0% is not a trend (r² 0.02).
  • Virginia Commonwealth University: acceptance rate eased +34.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.93).
  • 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: Virginia Commonwealth University vs University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of Wisconsin-Whitewater leads on out-of-state tuition ($18,716 vs $40,109 at Virginia Commonwealth University)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Wisconsin-Whitewater leads on in-state tuition ($8,616 vs $16,945 at Virginia Commonwealth University)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Wisconsin-Whitewater leads on avg net price ($14,158 vs $23,433 at Virginia Commonwealth University)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Virginia Commonwealth University and University of Wisconsin-Whitewater?▼
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater leads on out-of-state tuition at $18,716 versus $40,109 at Virginia Commonwealth University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Virginia Commonwealth University and University of Wisconsin-Whitewater?▼
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater leads on in-state tuition at $8,616 versus $16,945 at Virginia Commonwealth University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Virginia Commonwealth University and University of Wisconsin-Whitewater?▼
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater leads on avg net price at $14,158 versus $23,433 at Virginia Commonwealth 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