Western Washington University vs University of the Pacific

Bellingham, WA · Stockton, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair WA:CA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE WA × CA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • 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 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.

  • University of the Pacific: average net price fell -14.5% from $30,318 (2013) to $25,926 (2023), r² 0.49.
  • Western Washington University: net price ranged $9,717–$18,680 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +14.4% is not a trend (r² 0.00).
  • Western Washington University: acceptance rate eased +9.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.75).
  • University of the Pacific: acceptance rate eased +30.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.59).

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 Washington University vs University of the Pacific

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Western Washington University leads on in-state tuition ($9,582 vs $57,080 at University of the Pacific)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Western Washington University leads on out-of-state tuition ($28,707 vs $57,080 at University of the Pacific)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of the Pacific leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($62,672 vs $45,272 at Western Washington University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Western Washington University and University of the Pacific?
Western Washington University leads on in-state tuition at $9,582 versus $57,080 at University of the Pacific. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Western Washington University and University of the Pacific?
Western Washington University leads on out-of-state tuition at $28,707 versus $57,080 at University of the Pacific. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Western Washington University and University of the Pacific?
University of the Pacific leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $62,672 versus $45,272 at Western Washington 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