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Western Governors University vs Brigham Young University

Salt Lake City, UT · Provo, UT · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · UT
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

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.

  • 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).
  • Brigham Young University: average net price rose +10.8% from $13,070 (2013) to $14,487 (2023), r² 0.73.
  • Western Governors University: enrollment grew +282.7% over 2013–2023; fitted +9,481 students/yr fitted, r² 0.98.
  • Brigham Young University: enrollment grew +16.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +440 students/yr fitted, r² 0.64.

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 Brigham Young University

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Brigham Young University leads on 150%-time completion (81.6% vs 48.1% at Western Governors University)
  2. RETENTION-RATE Brigham Young University leads on retention rate (91.0% vs 64.6% at Western Governors University)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Brigham Young University leads on in-state tuition ($6,688 vs $8,658 at Western Governors University)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Western Governors University and Brigham Young University?▼
Brigham Young University leads on 150%-time completion at 81.6% versus 48.1% at Western Governors University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On retention rate, who leads between Western Governors University and Brigham Young University?▼
Brigham Young University leads on retention rate at 91.0% versus 64.6% at Western Governors University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Western Governors University and Brigham Young University?▼
Brigham Young University leads on in-state tuition at $6,688 versus $8,658 at Western Governors University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025