Auburn University vs Williams College

Auburn, AL · Williamstown, MA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair AL:MA

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

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

  • Auburn University: average net price rose +36.2% from $17,541 (2013) to $23,897 (2023), r² 0.63.
  • Williams College: net price ranged $14,739–$26,775 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -29.1% is not a trend (r² 0.09).
  • Auburn University: acceptance rate tightened -39.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.51).
  • Williams College: acceptance rate tightened -41.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.80).

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: Auburn University vs Williams College

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Williams College leads on acceptance rate (8.3% vs 45.9% at Auburn University)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Auburn University leads on in-state tuition ($12,890 vs $68,560 at Williams College)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Auburn University leads on out-of-state tuition ($34,922 vs $68,560 at Williams College)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Auburn University and Williams College?
Williams College leads on acceptance rate at 8.3% versus 45.9% at Auburn University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Auburn University and Williams College?
Auburn University leads on in-state tuition at $12,890 versus $68,560 at Williams College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Auburn University and Williams College?
Auburn University leads on out-of-state tuition at $34,922 versus $68,560 at Williams 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