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Michigan Technological University vs University of Washington-Bothell Campus

Houghton, MI · Bothell, WA · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair MI:WA

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

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

  • Michigan Technological University: average net price rose +8.9% from $14,446 (2013) to $15,729 (2023), r² 0.64.
  • University of Washington-Bothell Campus: net price ranged $8,893–$11,562 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -1.7% is not a trend (r² 0.08).
  • Michigan Technological University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.38).
  • University of Washington-Bothell Campus: acceptance rate eased +21.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.58).

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: Michigan Technological University vs University of Washington-Bothell Campus

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA University of Washington-Bothell Campus leads on median debt at graduation ($14,615 vs $24,990 at Michigan Technological University)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Washington-Bothell Campus leads on in-state tuition ($12,919 vs $19,123 at Michigan Technological University)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Washington-Bothell Campus leads on avg net price ($12,319 vs $14,182 at Michigan Technological University)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Michigan Technological University and University of Washington-Bothell Campus?▼
University of Washington-Bothell Campus leads on median debt at graduation at $14,615 versus $24,990 at Michigan Technological University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Michigan Technological University and University of Washington-Bothell Campus?▼
University of Washington-Bothell Campus leads on in-state tuition at $12,919 versus $19,123 at Michigan Technological University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Michigan Technological University and University of Washington-Bothell Campus?▼
University of Washington-Bothell Campus leads on avg net price at $12,319 versus $14,182 at Michigan Technological University. 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