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University of Alabama at Birmingham vs University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Birmingham, AL · Seattle, WA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair AL:WA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE AL × WA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-ACCEPT Largest gap · Acceptance Rate

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.

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham: average net price rose +19.7% from $14,805 (2013) to $17,727 (2023), r² 0.56.
  • University of Washington-Seattle Campus: net price ranged $10,933–$13,566 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +13.3% is not a trend (r² 0.00).
  • University of Alabama at Birmingham: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.10).
  • University of Washington-Seattle Campus: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.20).

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: University of Alabama at Birmingham vs University of Washington-Seattle Campus

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Washington-Seattle Campus leads on acceptance rate (39.1% vs 88.2% at University of Alabama at Birmingham)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of Alabama at Birmingham leads on out-of-state tuition ($22,562 vs $43,209 at University of Washington-Seattle Campus)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA University of Washington-Seattle Campus leads on median debt at graduation ($14,615 vs $22,300 at University of Alabama at Birmingham)

University of Alabama at Birmingham profile · University of Washington-Seattle Campus profile · Compare other colleges

Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Alabama at Birmingham and University of Washington-Seattle Campus?▼
University of Washington-Seattle Campus leads on acceptance rate at 39.1% versus 88.2% at University of Alabama at Birmingham. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Alabama at Birmingham and University of Washington-Seattle Campus?▼
University of Alabama at Birmingham leads on out-of-state tuition at $22,562 versus $43,209 at University of Washington-Seattle Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between University of Alabama at Birmingham and University of Washington-Seattle Campus?▼
University of Washington-Seattle Campus leads on median debt at graduation at $14,615 versus $22,300 at University of Alabama at Birmingham. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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