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The University of Tennessee-Knoxville vs Washington University in St Louis

Knoxville, TN · St. Louis, MO · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-TUITION

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE TN × MO
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • 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 ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Selectivity moved on only one side of this board

ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, one school's acceptance-rate series clears the r² ≥ 0.40 floor while the other does not. Read the directional claim as one-sided, then check the companion metric below.

  • The University of Tennessee-Knoxville: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.26).
  • Washington University in St Louis: acceptance rate tightened -23.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.71).
  • The University of Tennessee-Knoxville: enrollment grew +37.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +694 students/yr fitted, r² 0.87.
  • Washington University in St Louis: enrollment grew +15.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +104 students/yr fitted, r² 0.96.

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: The University of Tennessee-Knoxville vs Washington University in St Louis

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION The University of Tennessee-Knoxville leads on in-state tuition ($13,812 vs $65,790 at Washington University in St Louis)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Washington University in St Louis leads on acceptance rate (12.1% vs 41.6% at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI The University of Tennessee-Knoxville leads on out-of-state tuition ($33,256 vs $65,790 at Washington University in St Louis)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between The University of Tennessee-Knoxville and Washington University in St Louis?▼
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville leads on in-state tuition at $13,812 versus $65,790 at Washington University in St Louis. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between The University of Tennessee-Knoxville and Washington University in St Louis?▼
Washington University in St Louis leads on acceptance rate at 12.1% versus 41.6% at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between The University of Tennessee-Knoxville and Washington University in St Louis?▼
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville leads on out-of-state tuition at $33,256 versus $65,790 at Washington University in St Louis. 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