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Brown University vs Dartmouth College

Providence, RI · Hanover, NH · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair RI:NH

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE RI × NH
  • ACCEPT-TIGHT Tight admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-RACE · single · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Both enrollments grew, different paces

ENROLL-RACE · single · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both Brown University and Dartmouth College across 2013–2023 on similar paces, while acceptance rates tightened on both sides, a growth-under-squeeze pattern rather than a pure size race.

  • Brown University: enrollment grew +17.6% over 2013–2023; fitted +109 students/yr fitted, r² 0.92.
  • Dartmouth College: enrollment grew +5.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +26 students/yr fitted, r² 0.49.
  • Brown University: acceptance rate tightened -43.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.85).
  • 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: Brown University vs Dartmouth College

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Brown University leads on median debt at graduation ($11,428 vs $17,500 at Dartmouth College)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Brown University leads on avg net price ($25,184 vs $29,519 at Dartmouth College)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Dartmouth College leads on in-state tuition ($68,268 vs $71,412 at Brown University)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Brown University and Dartmouth College?▼
Brown University leads on median debt at graduation at $11,428 versus $17,500 at Dartmouth College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Brown University and Dartmouth College?▼
Brown University leads on avg net price at $25,184 versus $29,519 at Dartmouth College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Brown University and Dartmouth College?▼
Dartmouth College leads on in-state tuition at $68,268 versus $71,412 at Brown University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median debt at graduation focus for this pair · 2025