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Rutgers University-New Brunswick vs University of Washington-Seattle Campus

New Brunswick, NJ · Seattle, WA · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair NJ:WA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NJ × WA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-NET Largest gap · Avg Net Price

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

Decade path · College Scorecard

Nearly parallel enrollment growth

ENROLL-RACE · narrow · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both Rutgers University-New Brunswick and University of Washington-Seattle Campus across 2013–2023. The fitted annual pace is what separates this board from a generic large-campus frame.

  • University of Washington-Seattle Campus: enrollment grew +9.9% over 2013–2023; fitted +248 students/yr fitted, r² 0.88.
  • Rutgers University-New Brunswick: enrollment grew +8.8% over 2013–2023; fitted +223 students/yr fitted, r² 0.72.
  • Rutgers University-New Brunswick: acceptance rate eased +9.8% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.62).
  • 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: Rutgers University-New Brunswick vs University of Washington-Seattle Campus

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Washington-Seattle Campus leads on avg net price ($14,091 vs $24,406 at Rutgers University-New Brunswick)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Washington-Seattle Campus leads on acceptance rate (39.1% vs 58.1% at Rutgers University-New Brunswick)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA University of Washington-Seattle Campus leads on median debt at graduation ($14,615 vs $21,500 at Rutgers University-New Brunswick)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between Rutgers University-New Brunswick and University of Washington-Seattle Campus?▼
University of Washington-Seattle Campus leads on avg net price at $14,091 versus $24,406 at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Rutgers University-New Brunswick and University of Washington-Seattle Campus?▼
University of Washington-Seattle Campus leads on acceptance rate at 39.1% versus 58.1% at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Rutgers University-New Brunswick and University of Washington-Seattle Campus?▼
University of Washington-Seattle Campus leads on median debt at graduation at $14,615 versus $21,500 at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); avg net price focus for this pair · 2025