Washington State University vs Indiana University-Bloomington

Pullman, WA · Bloomington, IN · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair WA:IN

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE WA × IN
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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.

  • Indiana University-Bloomington: enrollment grew +14.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +350 students/yr fitted, r² 0.69.
  • Washington State University: enrollment ranged 21,583–25,675 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Washington State University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.14).
  • Indiana University-Bloomington: acceptance rate eased +11.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.65).

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: Washington State University vs Indiana University-Bloomington

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Washington State University leads on out-of-state tuition ($29,950 vs $41,891 at Indiana University-Bloomington)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Indiana University-Bloomington leads on 150%-time completion (80.7% vs 61.0% at Washington State University)
  3. RETENTION-RATE Indiana University-Bloomington leads on retention rate (91.1% vs 78.3% at Washington State University)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Washington State University and Indiana University-Bloomington?
Washington State University leads on out-of-state tuition at $29,950 versus $41,891 at Indiana University-Bloomington. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Washington State University and Indiana University-Bloomington?
Indiana University-Bloomington leads on 150%-time completion at 80.7% versus 61.0% at Washington State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On retention rate, who leads between Washington State University and Indiana University-Bloomington?
Indiana University-Bloomington leads on retention rate at 91.1% versus 78.3% 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); out-of-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025