Grand Valley State University vs Washington State University

Allendale, MI · Pullman, WA · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

Scorecard match plate

Pair MI:WA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MI × WA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · Out-of-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.

  • Grand Valley State University: enrollment shrank -9.8% over 2013–2023; fitted -318 students/yr fitted, r² 0.68.
  • Washington State University: enrollment ranged 21,583–25,675 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Grand Valley State University: acceptance rate eased +14.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.77).
  • Washington State University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.14).

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: Grand Valley State University vs Washington State University

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Grand Valley State University leads on out-of-state tuition ($21,548 vs $29,950 at Washington State University)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Washington State University leads on median debt at graduation ($19,500 vs $24,500 at Grand Valley State University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Washington State University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($68,905 vs $56,118 at Grand Valley State University)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Grand Valley State University and Washington State University?
Grand Valley State University leads on out-of-state tuition at $21,548 versus $29,950 at Washington State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Grand Valley State University and Washington State University?
Washington State University leads on median debt at graduation at $19,500 versus $24,500 at Grand Valley State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Grand Valley State University and Washington State University?
Washington State University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $68,905 versus $56,118 at Grand Valley State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); out-of-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025