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University of Washington-Seattle Campus vs George Mason University

Seattle, WA · Fairfax, VA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair WA:VA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE WA × VA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • 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 ENROLL-RACE · wide · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Both grew, one campus expanded much faster

ENROLL-RACE · wide · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both University of Washington-Seattle Campus and George Mason University across 2013–2023, but one fitted annual pace pulls far ahead of the other. Treat them as size peers on different slopes, not interchangeable large campuses.

  • George Mason University: enrollment grew +27.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +620 students/yr fitted, r² 0.93.
  • University of Washington-Seattle Campus: enrollment grew +9.9% over 2013–2023; fitted +248 students/yr fitted, r² 0.88.
  • University of Washington-Seattle Campus: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.20).
  • George Mason University: acceptance rate eased +43.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.80).

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 Washington-Seattle Campus vs George Mason University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Washington-Seattle Campus leads on acceptance rate (39.1% vs 87.5% at George Mason University)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA University of Washington-Seattle Campus leads on median debt at graduation ($14,615 vs $19,500 at George Mason University)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Washington-Seattle Campus leads on avg net price ($14,091 vs $17,915 at George Mason University)

University of Washington-Seattle Campus profile · George Mason University profile · Compare other colleges

Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Washington-Seattle Campus and George Mason University?▼
University of Washington-Seattle Campus leads on acceptance rate at 39.1% versus 87.5% at George Mason University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between University of Washington-Seattle Campus and George Mason University?▼
University of Washington-Seattle Campus leads on median debt at graduation at $14,615 versus $19,500 at George Mason University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between University of Washington-Seattle Campus and George Mason University?▼
University of Washington-Seattle Campus leads on avg net price at $14,091 versus $17,915 at George Mason University. 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