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Pittsburg State University vs Central Washington University

Pittsburg, KS · Ellensburg, WA · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair KS:WA

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

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

  • Pittsburg State University: average net price rose +56.9% from $12,040 (2013) to $18,889 (2023), r² 0.78.
  • Central Washington University: net price ranged $14,132–$17,234 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +0.9% is not a trend (r² 0.41).
  • Pittsburg State University: acceptance rate eased +11.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.48).
  • Central Washington University: acceptance rate eased +9.8% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.42).

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: Pittsburg State University vs Central Washington University

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Pittsburg State University leads on out-of-state tuition ($19,744 vs $27,526 at Central Washington University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Central Washington University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($61,580 vs $50,579 at Pittsburg State University)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Pittsburg State University leads on avg net price ($15,784 vs $18,476 at Central Washington University)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Pittsburg State University and Central Washington University?▼
Pittsburg State University leads on out-of-state tuition at $19,744 versus $27,526 at Central Washington University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Pittsburg State University and Central Washington University?▼
Central Washington University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $61,580 versus $50,579 at Pittsburg State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Pittsburg State University and Central Washington University?▼
Pittsburg State University leads on avg net price at $15,784 versus $18,476 at Central Washington 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