California Lutheran University vs University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Thousand Oaks, CA · Seattle, WA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair CA:WA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE CA × WA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • 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.

  • California Lutheran University: enrollment ranged 2,374–3,077 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • University of Washington-Seattle Campus: enrollment grew +9.9% over 2013–2023; fitted +248 students/yr fitted, r² 0.88.
  • California Lutheran University: acceptance rate eased +85.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.93).
  • University of Washington-Seattle Campus: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.20).

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

Largest gaps: California Lutheran University vs University of Washington-Seattle Campus

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Washington-Seattle Campus leads on in-state tuition ($12,973 vs $52,560 at California Lutheran University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Washington-Seattle Campus leads on avg net price ($14,091 vs $30,109 at California Lutheran University)
  3. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Washington-Seattle Campus leads on acceptance rate (39.1% vs 75.7% at California Lutheran University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between California Lutheran University and University of Washington-Seattle Campus?
University of Washington-Seattle Campus leads on in-state tuition at $12,973 versus $52,560 at California Lutheran University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between California Lutheran University and University of Washington-Seattle Campus?
University of Washington-Seattle Campus leads on avg net price at $14,091 versus $30,109 at California Lutheran University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between California Lutheran University and University of Washington-Seattle Campus?
University of Washington-Seattle Campus leads on acceptance rate at 39.1% versus 75.7% at California Lutheran 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