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Western Governors University vs Carnegie Mellon University

Salt Lake City, UT · Pittsburgh, PA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE UT × PA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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 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 Carnegie Mellon 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.
  • Carnegie Mellon University: enrollment grew +23.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +137 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.
  • 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).
  • Carnegie Mellon University: net price ranged $31,102–$37,846 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -5.1% is not a trend (r² 0.04).

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 Carnegie Mellon University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Western Governors University leads on in-state tuition ($8,658 vs $66,246 at Carnegie Mellon University)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Western Governors University leads on out-of-state tuition ($8,658 vs $66,246 at Carnegie Mellon University)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Western Governors University leads on avg net price ($12,548 vs $31,944 at Carnegie Mellon University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Western Governors University and Carnegie Mellon University?▼
Western Governors University leads on in-state tuition at $8,658 versus $66,246 at Carnegie Mellon University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Western Governors University and Carnegie Mellon University?▼
Western Governors University leads on out-of-state tuition at $8,658 versus $66,246 at Carnegie Mellon University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Western Governors University and Carnegie Mellon University?▼
Western Governors University leads on avg net price at $12,548 versus $31,944 at Carnegie Mellon 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