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Western Colorado University vs DigiPen Institute of Technology

Gunnison, CO · Redmond, WA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair CO:WA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE CO × WA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • 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.

  • DigiPen Institute of Technology: average net price rose +21.5% from $34,602 (2013) to $42,033 (2023), r² 0.78.
  • Western Colorado University: net price ranged $14,177–$17,437 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +18.3% is not a trend (r² 0.35).
  • Western Colorado University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.04).
  • DigiPen Institute of Technology: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.01).

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: Western Colorado University vs DigiPen Institute of Technology

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Western Colorado University leads on in-state tuition ($11,318 vs $38,950 at DigiPen Institute of Technology)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Western Colorado University leads on avg net price ($16,425 vs $44,446 at DigiPen Institute of Technology)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 DigiPen Institute of Technology leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($79,878 vs $46,833 at Western Colorado University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Western Colorado University and DigiPen Institute of Technology?▼
Western Colorado University leads on in-state tuition at $11,318 versus $38,950 at DigiPen Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Western Colorado University and DigiPen Institute of Technology?▼
Western Colorado University leads on avg net price at $16,425 versus $44,446 at DigiPen Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Western Colorado University and DigiPen Institute of Technology?▼
DigiPen Institute of Technology leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $79,878 versus $46,833 at Western Colorado 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