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Wilmington University vs Columbia University in the City of New York

New Castle, DE · New York, NY · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE DE × NY
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • 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-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Columbia University in the City of New York: enrollment grew +11.7% over 2013–2023; fitted +92 students/yr fitted, r² 0.74.
  • Wilmington University: enrollment ranged 7,626–8,713 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Wilmington University: net price ranged $14,600–$15,586 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +2.4% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • 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: Wilmington University vs Columbia University in the City of New York

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Wilmington University leads on in-state tuition ($12,630 vs $71,845 at Columbia University in the City of New York)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Wilmington University leads on out-of-state tuition ($12,630 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 21.3% at Wilmington University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Wilmington University and Columbia University in the City of New York?▼
Wilmington University leads on in-state tuition at $12,630 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 Wilmington University and Columbia University in the City of New York?▼
Wilmington University leads on out-of-state tuition at $12,630 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 Wilmington 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 21.3% at Wilmington 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