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Washington & Jefferson College vs Penn Commercial Business/Technical School

Washington, PA · Washington, PA · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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MIXED-SECTOR · SAME-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-DEBT

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · PA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Selectivity moved on only one side of this board

ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, one school's acceptance-rate series clears the r² ≥ 0.40 floor while the other does not. Read the directional claim as one-sided, then check the companion metric below.

  • Washington & Jefferson College: acceptance rate eased +105.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.78).
  • Penn Commercial Business/Technical School: acceptance rate tightened -23.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.60).
  • Washington & Jefferson College: enrollment shrank -11.2% over 2013–2023; fitted -23 students/yr fitted, r² 0.64.
  • Penn Commercial Business/Technical School: enrollment shrank -35.5% over 2013–2023; fitted -10 students/yr fitted, r² 0.52.

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: Washington & Jefferson College vs Penn Commercial Business/Technical School

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Penn Commercial Business/Technical School leads on median debt at graduation ($11,638 vs $27,000 at Washington & Jefferson College)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Penn Commercial Business/Technical School leads on in-state tuition ($13,654 vs $29,392 at Washington & Jefferson College)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Penn Commercial Business/Technical School leads on out-of-state tuition ($13,654 vs $29,392 at Washington & Jefferson College)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Washington & Jefferson College and Penn Commercial Business/Technical School?▼
Penn Commercial Business/Technical School leads on median debt at graduation at $11,638 versus $27,000 at Washington & Jefferson College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Washington & Jefferson College and Penn Commercial Business/Technical School?▼
Penn Commercial Business/Technical School leads on in-state tuition at $13,654 versus $29,392 at Washington & Jefferson College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Washington & Jefferson College and Penn Commercial Business/Technical School?▼
Penn Commercial Business/Technical School leads on out-of-state tuition at $13,654 versus $29,392 at Washington & Jefferson College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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