Washington State University vs Sonoma State University

Pullman, WA · Rohnert Park, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair WA:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE WA × CA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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 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.

  • Sonoma State University: enrollment shrank -35.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -311 students/yr fitted, r² 0.73.
  • 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).
  • Sonoma State University: acceptance rate eased +15.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.77).

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 Sonoma State University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Sonoma State University leads on in-state tuition ($8,624 vs $13,391 at Washington State University)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Sonoma State University leads on out-of-state tuition ($21,224 vs $29,950 at Washington State University)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Sonoma State University leads on median debt at graduation ($16,705 vs $19,500 at Washington State University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Washington State University and Sonoma State University?
Sonoma State University leads on in-state tuition at $8,624 versus $13,391 at Washington State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Washington State University and Sonoma State University?
Sonoma State University leads on out-of-state tuition at $21,224 versus $29,950 at Washington State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Washington State University and Sonoma State University?
Sonoma State University leads on median debt at graduation at $16,705 versus $19,500 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); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025