Skagit Valley College vs Western Washington University

Mount Vernon, WA · Bellingham, WA · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair WA:WA

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

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

Decade path · College Scorecard

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • Skagit Valley College: average net price fell -30.7% from $8,820 (2013) to $6,116 (2023), r² 0.79.
  • Western Washington University: net price ranged $9,717–$18,680 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +14.4% is not a trend (r² 0.00).
  • Skagit Valley College: enrollment ranged 2,560–3,695 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Western Washington University: enrollment ranged 13,574–15,098 (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

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Skagit Valley College vs Western Washington University

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Skagit Valley College leads on out-of-state tuition ($7,500 vs $28,707 at Western Washington University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Skagit Valley College leads on avg net price ($6,064 vs $21,193 at Western Washington University)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Western Washington University leads on 150%-time completion (65.1% vs 34.7% at Skagit Valley College)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Skagit Valley College and Western Washington University?
Skagit Valley College leads on out-of-state tuition at $7,500 versus $28,707 at Western Washington University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Skagit Valley College and Western Washington University?
Skagit Valley College leads on avg net price at $6,064 versus $21,193 at Western Washington University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Skagit Valley College and Western Washington University?
Western Washington University leads on 150%-time completion at 65.1% versus 34.7% at Skagit Valley College. 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