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Fresno Pacific University vs Western Governors University

Fresno, CA · Salt Lake City, UT · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE CA × UT
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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 · brisk · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Headcount surged on one side only

ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023

Western Governors University posted a brisk directional enrollment rise over 2013–2023 while its peer's size series stays a range. Pair any cost snapshot with that asymmetry before treating the campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Western Governors University: enrollment grew +282.7% over 2013–2023; fitted +9,481 students/yr fitted, r² 0.98.
  • Fresno Pacific University: enrollment ranged 1,614–2,888 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Fresno Pacific University: net price ranged $11,531–$20,706 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -7.1% is not a trend (r² 0.12).
  • Western Governors University: net price ranged $9,805–$12,349 across 9 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -15.4% is not a trend (r² 0.05).

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: Fresno Pacific University vs Western Governors University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Western Governors University leads on in-state tuition ($8,658 vs $36,660 at Fresno Pacific University)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Western Governors University leads on out-of-state tuition ($8,658 vs $36,660 at Fresno Pacific University)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Western Governors University leads on median debt at graduation ($11,116 vs $23,146 at Fresno Pacific University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Fresno Pacific University and Western Governors University?▼
Western Governors University leads on in-state tuition at $8,658 versus $36,660 at Fresno Pacific University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Fresno Pacific University and Western Governors University?▼
Western Governors University leads on out-of-state tuition at $8,658 versus $36,660 at Fresno Pacific University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Fresno Pacific University and Western Governors University?▼
Western Governors University leads on median debt at graduation at $11,116 versus $23,146 at Fresno Pacific 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