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Western Governors University vs Washington University in St Louis

Salt Lake City, UT · St. Louis, MO · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-TUITION

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE UT × MO
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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 NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • Washington University in St Louis: average net price fell -33.9% from $33,484 (2013) to $22,117 (2023), r² 0.86.
  • Western Governors University: net price ranged $9,805–$12,349 across 9 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -15.4% is not a trend (r² 0.05).
  • Western Governors University: enrollment grew +282.7% over 2013–2023; fitted +9,481 students/yr fitted, r² 0.98.
  • Washington University in St Louis: enrollment grew +15.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +104 students/yr fitted, r² 0.96.

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: Western Governors University vs Washington University in St Louis

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Western Governors University leads on in-state tuition ($8,658 vs $65,790 at Washington University in St Louis)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Western Governors University leads on out-of-state tuition ($8,658 vs $65,790 at Washington University in St Louis)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Washington University in St Louis leads on 150%-time completion (94.3% vs 48.1% at Western Governors University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Western Governors University and Washington University in St Louis?▼
Western Governors University leads on in-state tuition at $8,658 versus $65,790 at Washington University in St Louis. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Western Governors University and Washington University in St Louis?▼
Western Governors University leads on out-of-state tuition at $8,658 versus $65,790 at Washington University in St Louis. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Western Governors University and Washington University in St Louis?▼
Washington University in St Louis leads on 150%-time completion at 94.3% versus 48.1% at Western Governors 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