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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University vs Washington State University

Blacksburg, VA · Pullman, WA · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair VA:WA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE VA × WA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-NET Largest gap · Avg Net Price

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.

  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University: acceptance rate tightened -18.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.77).
  • Washington State University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.14).
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University: enrollment grew +27.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +733 students/yr fitted, r² 0.96.
  • Washington State University: enrollment ranged 21,583–25,675 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

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: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University vs Washington State University

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE Washington State University leads on avg net price ($14,971 vs $24,953 at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University leads on acceptance rate (54.8% vs 86.6% at Washington State University)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University leads on 150%-time completion (86.3% vs 61.0% at Washington State University)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and Washington State University?▼
Washington State University leads on avg net price at $14,971 versus $24,953 at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and Washington State University?▼
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University leads on acceptance rate at 54.8% versus 86.6% at Washington State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and Washington State University?▼
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University leads on 150%-time completion at 86.3% versus 61.0% at Washington State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); avg net price focus for this pair · 2025