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Up to 4 at once. Figures are from the 2022-23 reporting year and are averages, so they will differ from what any one student pays or experiences.

  • Midwestern Career College
  • Rasmussen University-Illinois

What stands out

Rasmussen University-Illinois has the lower average net price, Midwestern Career College reports the higher graduation rate, Rasmussen University-Illinois reports higher median earnings ten years on, while Midwestern Career College leaves graduates with less median federal debt. Which of those matters more depends on what you need, and none of it predicts your own cost or your own chance of admission.

Midwestern Career College compared with Rasmussen University-Illinois
MetricMidwestern Career CollegeChicago, ILPrivate for-profit · 2-yearHighest graduation rateLowest median debtRasmussen University-IllinoisRockford, ILPrivate for-profit · 2-yearLowest net priceHighest median earnings
Cost
Average net priceWhat students on federal aid actually paid per year, after grants.$20,462$19,854lowest
Published costSticker price before aid. Few students pay it.Not reported$27,601
In-state tuitionNot reported$14,078
Out-of-state tuitionNot reported$14,078
Outcomes
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time. Excludes transfer students.58%highest41%
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only. Private and parent loans are not included.$7,521lowest$20,899
Median earnings, 10 yrsReflects the subjects a college teaches and where it sits, not only its teaching.$36,432$39,080highest
Campus
Undergraduates8871,145

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, 2022-23. Blank figures mean the college did not report that measure, not that the value is zero. Acceptance rate and enrollment carry no highlight because neither a lower acceptance rate nor a larger campus is better in itself. How this works.