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Western Governors University vs Columbia University in the City of New York

Salt Lake City, UT · New York, NY · 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 × NY
  • 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 Columbia University in the City of New York 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.
  • Columbia University in the City of New York: enrollment grew +11.7% over 2013–2023; fitted +92 students/yr fitted, r² 0.74.
  • 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).
  • Columbia University in the City of New York: net price ranged $12,836–$24,231 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -11.1% is not a trend (r² 0.09).

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 Columbia University in the City of New York

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Western Governors University leads on in-state tuition ($8,658 vs $71,845 at Columbia University in the City of New York)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Western Governors University leads on out-of-state tuition ($8,658 vs $71,845 at Columbia University in the City of New York)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Columbia University in the City of New York leads on 150%-time completion (95.5% vs 48.1% at Western Governors University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Western Governors University and Columbia University in the City of New York?▼
Western Governors University leads on in-state tuition at $8,658 versus $71,845 at Columbia University in the City of New York. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Western Governors University and Columbia University in the City of New York?▼
Western Governors University leads on out-of-state tuition at $8,658 versus $71,845 at Columbia University in the City of New York. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Western Governors University and Columbia University in the City of New York?▼
Columbia University in the City of New York leads on 150%-time completion at 95.5% versus 48.1% 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); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025