Webster University vs University of Iowa

Saint Louis, MO · Iowa City, IA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

Scorecard match plate

Pair MO:IA

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-TUITION

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE MO × IA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • 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 Iowa: average net price rose +30.1% from $16,447 (2013) to $21,398 (2023), r² 0.75.
  • Webster University: net price ranged $20,708–$29,710 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +24.4% is not a trend (r² 0.05).
  • Webster University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.06).
  • University of Iowa: acceptance rate eased +5.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.58).

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: Webster University vs University of Iowa

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Iowa leads on in-state tuition ($11,283 vs $31,750 at Webster University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of Iowa leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($52,696 vs $39,656 at Webster University)
  3. RETENTION-RATE University of Iowa leads on retention rate (90.4% vs 68.7% at Webster University)

Webster University profile · University of Iowa profile · Compare other colleges

In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Webster University and University of Iowa?
University of Iowa leads on in-state tuition at $11,283 versus $31,750 at Webster University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Webster University and University of Iowa?
University of Iowa leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $52,696 versus $39,656 at Webster University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On retention rate, who leads between Webster University and University of Iowa?
University of Iowa leads on retention rate at 90.4% versus 68.7% at Webster 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