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University of California-Los Angeles vs Washington University in St Louis

Los Angeles, CA · St. Louis, MO · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair CA:MO

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE CA × MO
  • ACCEPT-TIGHT Tight admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • 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 ENROLL-RACE · narrow · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Nearly parallel enrollment growth

ENROLL-RACE · narrow · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both University of California-Los Angeles and Washington University in St Louis across 2013–2023 on similar paces, while acceptance rates tightened on both sides, a growth-under-squeeze pattern rather than a pure size race.

  • Washington University in St Louis: enrollment grew +15.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +104 students/yr fitted, r² 0.96.
  • University of California-Los Angeles: enrollment grew +15.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +389 students/yr fitted, r² 0.94.
  • University of California-Los Angeles: acceptance rate tightened -60.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.93).
  • Washington University in St Louis: acceptance rate tightened -23.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.71).

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 California-Los Angeles vs Washington University in St Louis

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION University of California-Los Angeles leads on in-state tuition ($15,203 vs $65,790 at Washington University in St Louis)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE University of California-Los Angeles leads on avg net price ($12,548 vs $21,786 at Washington University in St Louis)
  3. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of California-Los Angeles leads on acceptance rate (9.0% vs 12.1% at Washington University in St Louis)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between University of California-Los Angeles and Washington University in St Louis?▼
University of California-Los Angeles leads on in-state tuition at $15,203 versus $65,790 at Washington University in St Louis. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between University of California-Los Angeles and Washington University in St Louis?▼
University of California-Los Angeles leads on avg net price at $12,548 versus $21,786 at Washington University in St Louis. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between University of California-Los Angeles and Washington University in St Louis?▼
University of California-Los Angeles leads on acceptance rate at 9.0% versus 12.1% 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