Washburn University vs Johnson County Community College

Topeka, KS · Overland Park, KS · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair KS:KS

PUBLIC-PAIR · SAME-STATE · NET-PAR · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-TUITION

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · KS
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-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.

  • Johnson County Community College: average net price rose +73.2% from $7,592 (2013) to $13,153 (2023), r² 0.80.
  • Washburn University: net price ranged $11,153–$14,481 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +16.3% is not a trend (r² 0.35).
  • Washburn University: enrollment shrank -23.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -140 students/yr fitted, r² 0.90.
  • Johnson County Community College: enrollment shrank -14.0% over 2013–2023; fitted -201 students/yr fitted, r² 0.88.

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: Washburn University vs Johnson County Community College

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Johnson County Community College leads on in-state tuition ($2,424 vs $9,945 at Washburn University)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Johnson County Community College leads on out-of-state tuition ($5,688 vs $20,949 at Washburn University)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Johnson County Community College leads on median debt at graduation ($8,750 vs $18,127 at Washburn University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Washburn University and Johnson County Community College?
Johnson County Community College leads on in-state tuition at $2,424 versus $9,945 at Washburn University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Washburn University and Johnson County Community College?
Johnson County Community College leads on out-of-state tuition at $5,688 versus $20,949 at Washburn University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Washburn University and Johnson County Community College?
Johnson County Community College leads on median debt at graduation at $8,750 versus $18,127 at Washburn University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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