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Seattle Pacific University vs Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia

Seattle, WA · Philadelphia, PA · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (10 yr)

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Pair WA:PA

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-EARN

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE WA × PA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (10 yr)

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

Decade path · College Scorecard

No stable joint trend on the primary axis

RANGE-ONLY · 2013–2023

For Seattle Pacific University vs Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia, the overlapping average net-price path series over 2013–2023 does not clear a directional claim on both sides. What follows is the measured range, not a rise/fall headline.

  • Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia: net price ranged $30,487–$35,487 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +8.1% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • Seattle Pacific University: net price ranged $24,578–$30,299 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -0.9% is not a trend (r² 0.07).

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: Seattle Pacific University vs Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($86,881 vs $64,506 at Seattle Pacific University)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Seattle Pacific University leads on in-state tuition ($40,407 vs $53,260 at Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Seattle Pacific University leads on out-of-state tuition ($40,407 vs $53,260 at Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia)

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Median Earnings (10 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Seattle Pacific University and Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia?▼
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $86,881 versus $64,506 at Seattle Pacific University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Seattle Pacific University and Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia?▼
Seattle Pacific University leads on in-state tuition at $40,407 versus $53,260 at Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Seattle Pacific University and Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia?▼
Seattle Pacific University leads on out-of-state tuition at $40,407 versus $53,260 at Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median earnings (10 yr) focus for this pair · 2025