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Western Governors University vs University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Salt Lake City, UT · Ann Arbor, MI · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · NET-PAR · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-TUITION

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE UT × MI
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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 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 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 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.
  • University of Michigan-Ann Arbor: enrollment grew +19.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +565 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).
  • University of Michigan-Ann Arbor: net price ranged $14,521–$17,086 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -8.9% is not a trend (r² 0.03).

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 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Western Governors University leads on out-of-state tuition ($8,658 vs $60,946 at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Western Governors University leads on in-state tuition ($8,658 vs $17,736 at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI University of Michigan-Ann Arbor leads on 150%-time completion (93.2% vs 48.1% at Western Governors University)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Western Governors University and University of Michigan-Ann Arbor?▼
Western Governors University leads on out-of-state tuition at $8,658 versus $60,946 at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Western Governors University and University of Michigan-Ann Arbor?▼
Western Governors University leads on in-state tuition at $8,658 versus $17,736 at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Western Governors University and University of Michigan-Ann Arbor?▼
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor leads on 150%-time completion at 93.2% 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); out-of-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025