Austin College vs Dartmouth College

Sherman, TX · Hanover, NH · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair TX:NH

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 TX × NH
  • 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 ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Both acceptance rates still tightened, so the shared frame is selectivity, not enrollment.

  • Austin College: enrollment ranged 1,125–1,283 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Dartmouth College: enrollment grew +5.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +26 students/yr fitted, r² 0.49.
  • Austin College: acceptance rate tightened -20.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.50).
  • Dartmouth College: acceptance rate tightened -36.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.78).

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: Austin College vs Dartmouth College

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Dartmouth College leads on acceptance rate (5.4% vs 47.6% at Austin College)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Dartmouth College leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($82,541 vs $45,242 at Austin College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Dartmouth College leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($97,434 vs $61,296 at Austin College)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Austin College and Dartmouth College?
Dartmouth College leads on acceptance rate at 5.4% versus 47.6% at Austin College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Austin College and Dartmouth College?
Dartmouth College leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $82,541 versus $45,242 at Austin College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Austin College and Dartmouth College?
Dartmouth College leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $97,434 versus $61,296 at Austin 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