Chapman University vs Syracuse University

Orange, CA · Syracuse, NY · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair CA:NY

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE CA × NY
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • 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-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Headcount surged on one side only

ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023

Chapman University posted a brisk directional enrollment rise over 2013–2023 while its peer's size series stays a range. Pair any cost snapshot with that asymmetry before treating the campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Chapman University: enrollment grew +28.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +183 students/yr fitted, r² 0.96.
  • Syracuse University: enrollment ranged 14,252–15,245 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Chapman University: acceptance rate eased +24.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.64).
  • Syracuse University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.01).

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: Chapman University vs Syracuse University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Syracuse University leads on acceptance rate (45.9% vs 65.4% at Chapman University)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Chapman University leads on median debt at graduation ($20,500 vs $26,000 at Syracuse University)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Syracuse University leads on avg net price ($38,793 vs $46,555 at Chapman University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Chapman University and Syracuse University?
Syracuse University leads on acceptance rate at 45.9% versus 65.4% at Chapman University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Chapman University and Syracuse University?
Chapman University leads on median debt at graduation at $20,500 versus $26,000 at Syracuse University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Chapman University and Syracuse University?
Syracuse University leads on avg net price at $38,793 versus $46,555 at Chapman University. 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