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Wayne State University vs University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Detroit, MI · Denver, CO · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair MI:CO

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MI × CO
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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.

  • University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus: net price ranged $13,322–$19,133 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +40.7% is not a trend (r² 0.20).
  • Wayne State University: average net price rose +16.6% from $12,674 (2013) to $14,773 (2023), r² 0.62.
  • Wayne State University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.06).
  • University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.06).

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: Wayne State University vs University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus leads on in-state tuition ($10,383 vs $15,190 at Wayne State University)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Wayne State University leads on 150%-time completion (57.5% vs 46.7% at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (70.2% vs 57.2% at Wayne State University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Wayne State University and University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus?▼
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus leads on in-state tuition at $10,383 versus $15,190 at Wayne State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Wayne State University and University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus?▼
Wayne State University leads on 150%-time completion at 57.5% versus 46.7% at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Wayne State University and University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus?▼
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 70.2% versus 57.2% at Wayne 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); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025