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Worcester Polytechnic Institute vs University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Worcester, MA · Seattle, WA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair MA:WA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE MA × WA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • 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

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute: average net price rose +22.0% from $35,483 (2013) to $43,273 (2023), r² 0.89.
  • University of Washington-Seattle Campus: net price ranged $10,933–$13,566 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +13.3% is not a trend (r² 0.00).
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute: acceptance rate eased +13.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.48).
  • University of Washington-Seattle Campus: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.20).

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: Worcester Polytechnic Institute vs University of Washington-Seattle Campus

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Washington-Seattle Campus leads on in-state tuition ($12,973 vs $60,965 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Washington-Seattle Campus leads on avg net price ($14,091 vs $43,071 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA University of Washington-Seattle Campus leads on median debt at graduation ($14,615 vs $27,000 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute)

Worcester Polytechnic Institute profile · University of Washington-Seattle Campus profile · Compare other colleges

In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Worcester Polytechnic Institute and University of Washington-Seattle Campus?▼
University of Washington-Seattle Campus leads on in-state tuition at $12,973 versus $60,965 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Worcester Polytechnic Institute and University of Washington-Seattle Campus?▼
University of Washington-Seattle Campus leads on avg net price at $14,091 versus $43,071 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Worcester Polytechnic Institute and University of Washington-Seattle Campus?▼
University of Washington-Seattle Campus leads on median debt at graduation at $14,615 versus $27,000 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. 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