Barnard College vs Dartmouth College

New York, NY · Hanover, NH · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair NY:NH

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE NY × NH
  • ACCEPT-TIGHT Tight admission
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • 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 ENROLL-RACE · wide · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Both grew, one campus expanded much faster

ENROLL-RACE · wide · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both Barnard College and Dartmouth College across 2013–2023, with a wide pace gap, while acceptance rates tightened on both sides. Growth plus a shared selectivity squeeze is the board's distinctive shape.

  • Barnard College: enrollment grew +30.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +73 students/yr fitted, r² 0.79.
  • Dartmouth College: enrollment grew +5.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +26 students/yr fitted, r² 0.49.
  • Barnard College: acceptance rate tightened -61.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.91).
  • 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: Barnard College vs Dartmouth College

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Dartmouth College leads on acceptance rate (5.4% vs 8.8% at Barnard College)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Dartmouth College leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($82,541 vs $60,411 at Barnard College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Dartmouth College leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($97,434 vs $80,516 at Barnard College)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Barnard College and Dartmouth College?
Dartmouth College leads on acceptance rate at 5.4% versus 8.8% at Barnard College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Barnard College and Dartmouth College?
Dartmouth College leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $82,541 versus $60,411 at Barnard College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Barnard College and Dartmouth College?
Dartmouth College leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $97,434 versus $80,516 at Barnard 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