Austin College vs Duke University

Sherman, TX · Durham, NC · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair TX:NC

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 × NC
  • 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 TWIN-TIGHTEN · adm · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Both acceptance rates tightened, 2013–2023

TWIN-TIGHTEN · adm · 2013–2023

Austin College and Duke University each posted a directional decline in acceptance rate over the same College Scorecard window, but one squeeze is far steeper than the other.

  • Duke University: acceptance rate tightened -49.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.93).
  • Austin College: acceptance rate tightened -20.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.50).
  • Austin College: net price ranged $20,895–$24,019 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -2.4% is not a trend (r² 0.00).
  • Duke University: net price ranged $23,442–$36,415 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +22.8% is not a trend (r² 0.06).

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 Duke University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Duke University leads on acceptance rate (5.7% vs 47.6% at Austin College)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Duke University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($85,792 vs $45,242 at Austin College)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Duke University leads on median debt at graduation ($13,000 vs $24,500 at Austin College)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Austin College and Duke University?
Duke University leads on acceptance rate at 5.7% 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 Duke University?
Duke University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $85,792 versus $45,242 at Austin College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Austin College and Duke University?
Duke University leads on median debt at graduation at $13,000 versus $24,500 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