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Western Governors University vs Bellevue University

Salt Lake City, UT · Bellevue, NE · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair UT:NE

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-PAR · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-DEBT

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE UT × NE
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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 ENROLL-RACE · wide · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Both grew, one campus expanded much faster

ENROLL-RACE · wide · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both Western Governors University and Bellevue University across 2013–2023, but one fitted annual pace pulls far ahead of the other. Treat them as size peers on different slopes, not interchangeable large campuses.

  • Western Governors University: enrollment grew +282.7% over 2013–2023; fitted +9,481 students/yr fitted, r² 0.98.
  • Bellevue University: enrollment grew +70.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +510 students/yr fitted, r² 0.77.
  • Western Governors University: net price ranged $9,805–$12,349 across 9 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -15.4% is not a trend (r² 0.05).
  • Bellevue University: net price ranged $8,770–$28,345 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +40.8% is not a trend (r² 0.38).

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 Governors University vs Bellevue University

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Western Governors University leads on median debt at graduation ($11,116 vs $20,000 at Bellevue University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Western Governors University leads on avg net price ($12,548 vs $17,550 at Bellevue University)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Western Governors University leads on 150%-time completion (48.1% vs 39.3% at Bellevue University)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Western Governors University and Bellevue University?▼
Western Governors University leads on median debt at graduation at $11,116 versus $20,000 at Bellevue University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Western Governors University and Bellevue University?▼
Western Governors University leads on avg net price at $12,548 versus $17,550 at Bellevue University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Western Governors University and Bellevue University?▼
Western Governors University leads on 150%-time completion at 48.1% versus 39.3% at Bellevue University. 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