Chapman University vs University of Notre Dame

Orange, CA · Notre Dame, IN · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair CA:IN

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE CA × IN
  • ACCEPT-SPLIT Admission split
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • 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 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.

  • University of Notre Dame: acceptance rate tightened -44.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.87).
  • Chapman University: acceptance rate eased +24.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.64).
  • Chapman University: enrollment grew +28.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +183 students/yr fitted, r² 0.96.
  • University of Notre Dame: enrollment grew +5.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +61 students/yr fitted, r² 0.89.

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 University of Notre Dame

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Notre Dame leads on acceptance rate (11.3% vs 65.4% at Chapman University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Notre Dame leads on avg net price ($26,780 vs $46,555 at Chapman University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of Notre Dame leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($86,210 vs $58,080 at Chapman University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Chapman University and University of Notre Dame?
University of Notre Dame leads on acceptance rate at 11.3% versus 65.4% at Chapman University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Chapman University and University of Notre Dame?
University of Notre Dame leads on avg net price at $26,780 versus $46,555 at Chapman University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Chapman University and University of Notre Dame?
University of Notre Dame leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $86,210 versus $58,080 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