Skagit Valley College vs Ferris State University

Mount Vernon, WA · Big Rapids, MI · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair WA:MI

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE WA × MI
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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 BOTH-NET-DOWN · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Average net price fell on both sides

BOTH-NET-DOWN · 2013–2023

Fitted net-price slopes at Skagit Valley College and Ferris State University both decline over 2013–2023. Sticker tuition can still rise while the aided Title IV cohort average moves the other way, this board is about the aided average.

  • Skagit Valley College: average net price fell -30.7% from $8,820 (2013) to $6,116 (2023), r² 0.79.
  • Ferris State University: average net price fell -12.9% from $14,010 (2013) to $12,202 (2023), r² 0.67.
  • Skagit Valley College: enrollment ranged 2,560–3,695 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Ferris State University: enrollment shrank -36.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -519 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.

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: Skagit Valley College vs Ferris State University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Skagit Valley College leads on in-state tuition ($5,400 vs $14,778 at Ferris State University)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Skagit Valley College leads on out-of-state tuition ($7,500 vs $14,778 at Ferris State University)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Skagit Valley College leads on median debt at graduation ($13,805 vs $21,000 at Ferris State University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Skagit Valley College and Ferris State University?
Skagit Valley College leads on in-state tuition at $5,400 versus $14,778 at Ferris State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Skagit Valley College and Ferris State University?
Skagit Valley College leads on out-of-state tuition at $7,500 versus $14,778 at Ferris State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Skagit Valley College and Ferris State University?
Skagit Valley College leads on median debt at graduation at $13,805 versus $21,000 at Ferris 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); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025