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San Diego State University vs University of Washington-Seattle Campus

San Diego, CA · Seattle, WA · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair CA:WA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE CA × WA
  • ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • 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 ENROLL-RACE · wide · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Both grew, one campus expanded much faster

ENROLL-RACE · wide · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both San Diego State University and University of Washington-Seattle Campus across 2013–2023, but one fitted annual pace pulls far ahead of the other. Treat them as size peers on different slopes, not interchangeable large campuses.

  • San Diego State University: enrollment grew +26.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +568 students/yr fitted, r² 0.94.
  • University of Washington-Seattle Campus: enrollment grew +9.9% over 2013–2023; fitted +248 students/yr fitted, r² 0.88.
  • San Diego State University: acceptance rate eased +10.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.47).
  • 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: San Diego State University vs University of Washington-Seattle Campus

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI San Diego State University leads on out-of-state tuition ($21,328 vs $43,209 at University of Washington-Seattle Campus)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION San Diego State University leads on in-state tuition ($8,728 vs $12,973 at University of Washington-Seattle Campus)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of Washington-Seattle Campus leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($78,466 vs $64,909 at San Diego State University)

San Diego State University profile · University of Washington-Seattle Campus profile · Compare other colleges

Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between San Diego State University and University of Washington-Seattle Campus?▼
San Diego State University leads on out-of-state tuition at $21,328 versus $43,209 at University of Washington-Seattle Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between San Diego State University and University of Washington-Seattle Campus?▼
San Diego State University leads on in-state tuition at $8,728 versus $12,973 at University of Washington-Seattle Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between San Diego State University and University of Washington-Seattle Campus?▼
University of Washington-Seattle Campus leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $78,466 versus $64,909 at San Diego State 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