Brown University vs Duke University

Providence, RI · Durham, NC · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair RI:NC

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

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

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.

  • Brown University: enrollment grew +17.6% over 2013–2023; fitted +109 students/yr fitted, r² 0.92.
  • Duke University: enrollment ranged 6,417–6,815 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Brown University: acceptance rate tightened -43.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.85).
  • Duke University: acceptance rate tightened -49.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.93).

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 Duke University

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE Brown University leads on avg net price ($25,184 vs $29,612 at Duke University)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Brown University leads on median debt at graduation ($11,428 vs $13,000 at Duke University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Duke University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($85,792 vs $79,131 at Brown University)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between Brown University and Duke University?
Brown University leads on avg net price at $25,184 versus $29,612 at Duke University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Brown University and Duke University?
Brown University leads on median debt at graduation at $11,428 versus $13,000 at Duke University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Brown University and Duke University?
Duke University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $85,792 versus $79,131 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); avg net price focus for this pair · 2025