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California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo vs University of Washington-Seattle Campus

San Luis Obispo, CA · Seattle, WA · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair CA:WA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE CA × WA
  • ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

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

Decade path · College Scorecard

Nearly parallel enrollment growth

ENROLL-RACE · narrow · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo and University of Washington-Seattle Campus across 2013–2023. The fitted annual pace is what separates this board from a generic large-campus frame.

  • California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo: enrollment grew +15.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +238 students/yr fitted, r² 0.70.
  • University of Washington-Seattle Campus: enrollment grew +9.9% over 2013–2023; fitted +248 students/yr fitted, r² 0.88.
  • California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.01).
  • 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

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo vs University of Washington-Seattle Campus

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA University of Washington-Seattle Campus leads on median debt at graduation ($14,615 vs $18,500 at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo leads on acceptance rate (31.3% vs 39.1% at University of Washington-Seattle Campus)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo leads on out-of-state tuition ($34,665 vs $43,209 at University of Washington-Seattle Campus)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo and University of Washington-Seattle Campus?▼
University of Washington-Seattle Campus leads on median debt at graduation at $14,615 versus $18,500 at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo and University of Washington-Seattle Campus?▼
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo leads on acceptance rate at 31.3% versus 39.1% at University of Washington-Seattle Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo and University of Washington-Seattle Campus?▼
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo leads on out-of-state tuition at $34,665 versus $43,209 at University of Washington-Seattle Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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