Walden University vs Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Minneapolis, MN · Fort Collins, CO · largest Scorecard gap: retention rate

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Pair MN:CO

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE MN × CO
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · Retention Rate

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.

  • Colorado State University-Fort Collins: enrollment grew +11.9% over 2013–2023; fitted +268 students/yr fitted, r² 0.82.
  • Walden University: enrollment ranged 6,274–8,658 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

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: Walden University vs Colorado State University-Fort Collins

  1. RETENTION-RATE Colorado State University-Fort Collins leads on retention rate (85.9% vs 0.0% at Walden University)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Walden University leads on out-of-state tuition ($12,762 vs $34,783 at Colorado State University-Fort Collins)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Colorado State University-Fort Collins leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (78.7% vs 48.6% at Walden University)

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Retention Rate and other Scorecard questions

On retention rate, who leads between Walden University and Colorado State University-Fort Collins?
Colorado State University-Fort Collins leads on retention rate at 85.9% versus 0.0% at Walden University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Walden University and Colorado State University-Fort Collins?
Walden University leads on out-of-state tuition at $12,762 versus $34,783 at Colorado State University-Fort Collins. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Walden University and Colorado State University-Fort Collins?
Colorado State University-Fort Collins leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 78.7% versus 48.6% at Walden University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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