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Pair WA:WA
MIXED-SECTOR · SAME-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-TUITION
- MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
- SAME-STATE Same state · WA
- NET-SPLIT Net-price split
- EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
- 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
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.
- South Puget Sound Community College: net price ranged $6,678–$9,090 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +29.3% is not a trend (r² 0.12).
- Saint Martin's University: average net price rose +18.6% from $19,077 (2013) to $22,618 (2023), r² 0.42.
- Saint Martin's University: enrollment ranged 1,195–1,377 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
- South Puget Sound Community College: enrollment ranged 2,692–3,931 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
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
Location
Type
Undergraduate Enrollment
In-State Tuition
Out-of-State Tuition
Avg Net Price
Median Debt at Graduation
Median Earnings (6 yr)
Median Earnings (10 yr)
Loan Repayment Rate (Completers)
150%-Time Completion
Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.
| Metric | Saint Martin's University Lacey, WA | South Puget Sound Community College Olympia, WA |
| Location | Lacey, WA | Olympia, WA |
| Type | Private Nonprofit | Public |
| Undergraduate Enrollment | 1,158 | 3,075 |
| In-State Tuition | $45,510 | $5,252 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $45,510 | $5,813 |
| Avg Net Price | $28,119 | $9,132 |
| Median Debt at Graduation | $22,500 | $11,000 |
| Median Earnings (6 yr) | $57,998 | $37,270 |
| Median Earnings (10 yr) | $62,092 | $45,039 |
| Loan Repayment Rate (Completers) | 76.2% | 56.6% |
| 150%-Time Completion | 54.7% | 43.7% |
Rows ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side. College Scorecard.
Largest gaps: Saint Martin's University vs South Puget Sound Community College
- IN-STATE-TUITION South Puget Sound Community College leads on in-state tuition ($5,252 vs $45,510 at Saint Martin's University)
- OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI South Puget Sound Community College leads on out-of-state tuition ($5,813 vs $45,510 at Saint Martin's University)
- AVG-NET-PRICE South Puget Sound Community College leads on avg net price ($9,132 vs $28,119 at Saint Martin's University)
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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions
On in-state tuition, who leads between Saint Martin's University and South Puget Sound Community College?▼
South Puget Sound Community College leads on in-state tuition at $5,252 versus $45,510 at Saint Martin's University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Saint Martin's University and South Puget Sound Community College?▼
South Puget Sound Community College leads on out-of-state tuition at $5,813 versus $45,510 at Saint Martin's University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Saint Martin's University and South Puget Sound Community College?▼
South Puget Sound Community College leads on avg net price at $9,132 versus $28,119 at Saint Martin's University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.