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Tacoma Community College vs San Francisco State University

Tacoma, WA · San Francisco, CA · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair WA:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE WA × CA
  • 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

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.

  • Tacoma Community College: average net price rose +58.1% from $5,896 (2013) to $9,321 (2023), r² 0.50.
  • San Francisco State University: net price ranged $11,658–$15,113 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -9.5% is not a trend (r² 0.00).
  • Tacoma Community College: enrollment ranged 4,248–6,340 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • San Francisco State University: enrollment shrank -20.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -513 students/yr fitted, r² 0.68.

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: Tacoma Community College vs San Francisco State University

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Tacoma Community College leads on out-of-state tuition ($11,646 vs $20,550 at San Francisco State University)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI San Francisco State University leads on 150%-time completion (50.3% vs 32.1% at Tacoma Community College)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Tacoma Community College leads on avg net price ($8,376 vs $12,278 at San Francisco State University)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Tacoma Community College and San Francisco State University?▼
Tacoma Community College leads on out-of-state tuition at $11,646 versus $20,550 at San Francisco State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Tacoma Community College and San Francisco State University?▼
San Francisco State University leads on 150%-time completion at 50.3% versus 32.1% at Tacoma Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Tacoma Community College and San Francisco State University?▼
Tacoma Community College leads on avg net price at $8,376 versus $12,278 at San Francisco 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