Baylor University vs George Washington University

Waco, TX · Washington, DC · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (10 yr)

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Pair TX:DC

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE TX × DC
  • ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (10 yr)

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Baylor University: average net price rose +29.7% from $32,333 (2013) to $41,942 (2023), r² 0.82.
  • George Washington University: net price ranged $26,272–$37,454 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +24.0% is not a trend (r² 0.08).
  • Baylor University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.01).
  • George Washington University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.34).

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: Baylor University vs George Washington University

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 George Washington University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($90,873 vs $65,793 at Baylor University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 George Washington University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($71,607 vs $56,532 at Baylor University)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Baylor University leads on in-state tuition ($58,100 vs $67,710 at George Washington University)

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Median Earnings (10 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Baylor University and George Washington University?
George Washington University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $90,873 versus $65,793 at Baylor University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Baylor University and George Washington University?
George Washington University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $71,607 versus $56,532 at Baylor University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Baylor University and George Washington University?
Baylor University leads on in-state tuition at $58,100 versus $67,710 at George Washington University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median earnings (10 yr) focus for this pair · 2025