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University of Arkansas-Fort Smith vs University of Washington-Tacoma Campus

Fort Smith, AR · Tacoma, WA · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair AR:WA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE AR × WA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • 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.

  • University of Arkansas-Fort Smith: average net price rose +46.5% from $6,891 (2013) to $10,097 (2023), r² 0.62.
  • University of Washington-Tacoma Campus: net price ranged $7,953–$10,897 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +4.0% is not a trend (r² 0.04).
  • University of Arkansas-Fort Smith: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² n/a).
  • University of Washington-Tacoma Campus: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.04).

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 Arkansas-Fort Smith vs University of Washington-Tacoma Campus

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of Arkansas-Fort Smith leads on out-of-state tuition ($12,182 vs $43,404 at University of Washington-Tacoma Campus)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of Washington-Tacoma Campus leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($78,466 vs $41,102 at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Arkansas-Fort Smith leads on in-state tuition ($7,334 vs $13,168 at University of Washington-Tacoma Campus)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Arkansas-Fort Smith and University of Washington-Tacoma Campus?▼
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith leads on out-of-state tuition at $12,182 versus $43,404 at University of Washington-Tacoma Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between University of Arkansas-Fort Smith and University of Washington-Tacoma Campus?▼
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $78,466 versus $41,102 at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Arkansas-Fort Smith and University of Washington-Tacoma Campus?▼
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith leads on in-state tuition at $7,334 versus $13,168 at University of Washington-Tacoma Campus. 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