University of Central Florida vs Washington University in St Louis

Orlando, FL · St. Louis, MO · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair FL:MO

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE FL × MO
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • 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 Central Florida 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.

  • University of Central Florida: enrollment grew +16.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +878 students/yr fitted, r² 0.79.
  • Washington University in St Louis: enrollment grew +15.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +104 students/yr fitted, r² 0.96.
  • University of Central Florida: acceptance rate tightened -19.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.72).
  • 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 Central Florida vs Washington University in St Louis

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Central Florida leads on in-state tuition ($6,368 vs $65,790 at Washington University in St Louis)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Washington University in St Louis leads on acceptance rate (12.1% vs 40.1% at University of Central Florida)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of Central Florida leads on out-of-state tuition ($22,467 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 University of Central Florida and Washington University in St Louis?
University of Central Florida leads on in-state tuition at $6,368 versus $65,790 at Washington University in St Louis. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Central Florida and Washington University in St Louis?
Washington University in St Louis leads on acceptance rate at 12.1% versus 40.1% at University of Central Florida. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Central Florida and Washington University in St Louis?
University of Central Florida leads on out-of-state tuition at $22,467 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