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University of Washington-Seattle Campus vs Southern Methodist University

Seattle, WA · Dallas, TX · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair WA:TX

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE WA × TX
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • 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 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.

  • Southern Methodist University: average net price rose +37.4% from $30,408 (2013) to $41,778 (2023), r² 0.94.
  • 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 Washington-Seattle Campus: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.20).
  • Southern Methodist University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.33).

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 Southern Methodist University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Washington-Seattle Campus leads on in-state tuition ($12,973 vs $67,040 at Southern Methodist University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Washington-Seattle Campus leads on avg net price ($14,091 vs $40,892 at Southern Methodist University)
  3. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Washington-Seattle Campus leads on acceptance rate (39.1% vs 63.3% at Southern Methodist University)

University of Washington-Seattle Campus profile · Southern Methodist University profile · Compare other colleges

In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Washington-Seattle Campus and Southern Methodist University?▼
University of Washington-Seattle Campus leads on in-state tuition at $12,973 versus $67,040 at Southern Methodist University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between University of Washington-Seattle Campus and Southern Methodist University?▼
University of Washington-Seattle Campus leads on avg net price at $14,091 versus $40,892 at Southern Methodist University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Washington-Seattle Campus and Southern Methodist University?▼
University of Washington-Seattle Campus leads on acceptance rate at 39.1% versus 63.3% at Southern Methodist University. 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