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Pacific Lutheran University vs University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

Tacoma, WA · Norman, OK · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair WA:OK

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-PAR · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-TUITION

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE WA × OK
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • 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 NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • Pacific Lutheran University: average net price fell -9.0% from $23,486 (2013) to $21,370 (2023), r² 0.61.
  • University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus: net price ranged $16,418–$21,145 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +5.4% is not a trend (r² 0.36).
  • Pacific Lutheran University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.61).
  • University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.00).

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: Pacific Lutheran University vs University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus leads on in-state tuition ($9,797 vs $52,254 at Pacific Lutheran University)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus leads on out-of-state tuition ($27,377 vs $52,254 at Pacific Lutheran University)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus leads on avg net price ($15,300 vs $19,589 at Pacific Lutheran University)

Pacific Lutheran University profile · University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus profile · Compare other colleges

In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Pacific Lutheran University and University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus?▼
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus leads on in-state tuition at $9,797 versus $52,254 at Pacific Lutheran University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Pacific Lutheran University and University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus?▼
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus leads on out-of-state tuition at $27,377 versus $52,254 at Pacific Lutheran University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Pacific Lutheran University and University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus?▼
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus leads on avg net price at $15,300 versus $19,589 at Pacific Lutheran 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