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University of Washington-Tacoma Campus vs California State University-Sacramento

Tacoma, WA · Sacramento, CA · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair WA:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE WA × CA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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 ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • University of Washington-Tacoma Campus: enrollment ranged 3,587–4,565 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • California State University-Sacramento: enrollment grew +7.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +246 students/yr fitted, r² 0.57.
  • University of Washington-Tacoma Campus: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.04).
  • California State University-Sacramento: acceptance rate eased +34.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.70).

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-Tacoma Campus vs California State University-Sacramento

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI California State University-Sacramento leads on out-of-state tuition ($20,618 vs $43,404 at University of Washington-Tacoma Campus)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION California State University-Sacramento leads on in-state tuition ($8,018 vs $13,168 at University of Washington-Tacoma Campus)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of Washington-Tacoma Campus leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($62,979 vs $51,074 at California State University-Sacramento)

University of Washington-Tacoma Campus profile · California State University-Sacramento profile · Compare other colleges

Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Washington-Tacoma Campus and California State University-Sacramento?▼
California State University-Sacramento leads on out-of-state tuition at $20,618 versus $43,404 at University of Washington-Tacoma Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Washington-Tacoma Campus and California State University-Sacramento?▼
California State University-Sacramento leads on in-state tuition at $8,018 versus $13,168 at University of Washington-Tacoma Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between University of Washington-Tacoma Campus and California State University-Sacramento?▼
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $62,979 versus $51,074 at California State University-Sacramento. 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