Ball State University vs Dartmouth College

Muncie, IN · Hanover, NH · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair IN:NH

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE IN × NH
  • ACCEPT-SPLIT Admission split
  • 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.

  • Dartmouth College: acceptance rate tightened -36.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.78).
  • Ball State University: acceptance rate eased +18.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.41).
  • Ball State University: enrollment shrank -13.9% over 2013–2023; fitted -264 students/yr fitted, r² 0.71.
  • Dartmouth College: enrollment grew +5.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +26 students/yr fitted, r² 0.49.

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: Ball State University vs Dartmouth College

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Dartmouth College leads on acceptance rate (5.4% vs 85.5% at Ball State University)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Ball State University leads on in-state tuition ($11,082 vs $68,268 at Dartmouth College)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Ball State University leads on out-of-state tuition ($29,630 vs $68,268 at Dartmouth College)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Ball State University and Dartmouth College?
Dartmouth College leads on acceptance rate at 5.4% versus 85.5% at Ball State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Ball State University and Dartmouth College?
Ball State University leads on in-state tuition at $11,082 versus $68,268 at Dartmouth College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Ball State University and Dartmouth College?
Ball State University leads on out-of-state tuition at $29,630 versus $68,268 at Dartmouth 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