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California State University-Sacramento vs University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Sacramento, CA · Seattle, WA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair CA:WA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE CA × WA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-ACCEPT Largest gap · Acceptance Rate

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 State University-Sacramento and University of Washington-Seattle Campus across 2013–2023. The fitted annual pace is what separates this board from a generic large-campus frame.

  • University of Washington-Seattle Campus: enrollment grew +9.9% over 2013–2023; fitted +248 students/yr fitted, r² 0.88.
  • California State University-Sacramento: enrollment grew +7.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +246 students/yr fitted, r² 0.57.
  • California State University-Sacramento: acceptance rate eased +34.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.70).
  • 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 State University-Sacramento vs University of Washington-Seattle Campus

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Washington-Seattle Campus leads on acceptance rate (39.1% vs 94.0% at California State University-Sacramento)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI California State University-Sacramento leads on out-of-state tuition ($20,618 vs $43,209 at University of Washington-Seattle Campus)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION California State University-Sacramento leads on in-state tuition ($8,018 vs $12,973 at University of Washington-Seattle Campus)

California State University-Sacramento profile · University of Washington-Seattle Campus profile · Compare other colleges

Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between California State University-Sacramento and University of Washington-Seattle Campus?▼
University of Washington-Seattle Campus leads on acceptance rate at 39.1% versus 94.0% at California State University-Sacramento. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between California State University-Sacramento and University of Washington-Seattle Campus?▼
California State University-Sacramento leads on out-of-state tuition at $20,618 versus $43,209 at University of Washington-Seattle Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between California State University-Sacramento and University of Washington-Seattle Campus?▼
California State University-Sacramento leads on in-state tuition at $8,018 versus $12,973 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); acceptance rate focus for this pair · 2025