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Western Connecticut State University vs University of Connecticut-Stamford

Danbury, CT · Stamford, CT · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair CT:CT

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · CT
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · Out-of-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 Connecticut-Stamford: average net price rose +66.6% from $8,438 (2013) to $14,059 (2023), r² 0.67.
  • Western Connecticut State University: net price ranged $15,864–$19,124 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +17.4% is not a trend (r² 0.05).
  • Western Connecticut State University: acceptance rate eased +24.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.67).
  • University of Connecticut-Stamford: acceptance rate eased +95.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.66).

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 Connecticut State University vs University of Connecticut-Stamford

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Western Connecticut State University leads on out-of-state tuition ($16,901 vs $40,818 at University of Connecticut-Stamford)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of Connecticut-Stamford leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($63,322 vs $45,997 at Western Connecticut State University)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Western Connecticut State University leads on in-state tuition ($13,401 vs $18,150 at University of Connecticut-Stamford)

Western Connecticut State University profile · University of Connecticut-Stamford profile · Compare other colleges

Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Western Connecticut State University and University of Connecticut-Stamford?▼
Western Connecticut State University leads on out-of-state tuition at $16,901 versus $40,818 at University of Connecticut-Stamford. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Western Connecticut State University and University of Connecticut-Stamford?▼
University of Connecticut-Stamford leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $63,322 versus $45,997 at Western Connecticut State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Western Connecticut State University and University of Connecticut-Stamford?▼
Western Connecticut State University leads on in-state tuition at $13,401 versus $18,150 at University of Connecticut-Stamford. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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