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Metropolitan State University of Denver vs University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Denver, CO · Seattle, WA · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair CO:WA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE CO × WA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

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

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Metropolitan State University of Denver: average net price rose +35.0% from $10,586 (2013) to $14,294 (2023), r² 0.59.
  • University of Washington-Seattle Campus: net price ranged $10,933–$13,566 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +13.3% is not a trend (r² 0.00).
  • Metropolitan State University of Denver: acceptance rate eased +39.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.58).
  • 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: Metropolitan State University of Denver vs University of Washington-Seattle Campus

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI University of Washington-Seattle Campus leads on 150%-time completion (84.5% vs 30.7% at Metropolitan State University of Denver)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Washington-Seattle Campus leads on acceptance rate (39.1% vs 98.8% at Metropolitan State University of Denver)
  3. RETENTION-RATE University of Washington-Seattle Campus leads on retention rate (94.7% vs 62.9% at Metropolitan State University of Denver)

Metropolitan State University of Denver profile · University of Washington-Seattle Campus profile · Compare other colleges

150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Metropolitan State University of Denver and University of Washington-Seattle Campus?▼
University of Washington-Seattle Campus leads on 150%-time completion at 84.5% versus 30.7% at Metropolitan State University of Denver. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Metropolitan State University of Denver and University of Washington-Seattle Campus?▼
University of Washington-Seattle Campus leads on acceptance rate at 39.1% versus 98.8% at Metropolitan State University of Denver. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On retention rate, who leads between Metropolitan State University of Denver and University of Washington-Seattle Campus?▼
University of Washington-Seattle Campus leads on retention rate at 94.7% versus 62.9% at Metropolitan State University of Denver. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025