Aquinas College vs University of Richmond

Grand Rapids, MI · University of Richmond, VA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair MI:VA

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE MI × VA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-ACCEPT Largest gap · Acceptance Rate

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Selectivity moved on only one side of this board

ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, one school's acceptance-rate series clears the r² ≥ 0.40 floor while the other does not. Read the directional claim as one-sided, then check the companion metric below.

  • Aquinas College: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.37).
  • University of Richmond: acceptance rate tightened -25.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.64).
  • Aquinas College: enrollment shrank -41.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -78 students/yr fitted, r² 0.98.
  • University of Richmond: enrollment ranged 3,002–3,304 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

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: Aquinas College vs University of Richmond

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Richmond leads on acceptance rate (22.2% vs 89.9% at Aquinas College)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Aquinas College leads on avg net price ($16,626 vs $31,309 at University of Richmond)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of Richmond leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($67,927 vs $40,161 at Aquinas College)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Aquinas College and University of Richmond?
University of Richmond leads on acceptance rate at 22.2% versus 89.9% at Aquinas College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Aquinas College and University of Richmond?
Aquinas College leads on avg net price at $16,626 versus $31,309 at University of Richmond. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Aquinas College and University of Richmond?
University of Richmond leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $67,927 versus $40,161 at Aquinas College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); acceptance rate focus for this pair · 2025