University of Washington-Tacoma Campus vs Vanderbilt University

Tacoma, WA · Nashville, TN · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair WA:TN

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE WA × TN
  • ACCEPT-SPLIT Admission split
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • 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 ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Selectivity moved on only one side of this board

ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, one school's acceptance-rate series clears the r² ≥ 0.40 floor while the other does not. Read the directional claim as one-sided, then check the companion metric below.

  • Vanderbilt University: acceptance rate tightened -50.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.81).
  • University of Washington-Tacoma Campus: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.04).
  • University of Washington-Tacoma Campus: enrollment ranged 3,587–4,565 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Vanderbilt University: enrollment grew +5.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +38 students/yr fitted, r² 0.82.

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 Vanderbilt University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Vanderbilt University leads on acceptance rate (5.9% vs 82.5% at University of Washington-Tacoma Campus)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Washington-Tacoma Campus leads on in-state tuition ($13,168 vs $67,498 at Vanderbilt University)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Washington-Tacoma Campus leads on avg net price ($10,163 vs $15,846 at Vanderbilt University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Washington-Tacoma Campus and Vanderbilt University?
Vanderbilt University leads on acceptance rate at 5.9% versus 82.5% 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 Vanderbilt University?
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus leads on in-state tuition at $13,168 versus $67,498 at Vanderbilt University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between University of Washington-Tacoma Campus and Vanderbilt University?
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus leads on avg net price at $10,163 versus $15,846 at Vanderbilt 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