Dartmouth College vs Columbia University in the City of New York

Hanover, NH · New York, NY · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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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 NH × NY
  • 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-RACE · narrow · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Nearly parallel enrollment growth

ENROLL-RACE · narrow · 2013–2023

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

  • Columbia University in the City of New York: enrollment grew +11.7% over 2013–2023; fitted +92 students/yr fitted, r² 0.74.
  • Dartmouth College: enrollment grew +5.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +26 students/yr fitted, r² 0.49.
  • Dartmouth College: acceptance rate tightened -36.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.78).
  • Columbia University in the City of New York: acceptance rate tightened -43.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.79).

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: Dartmouth College vs Columbia University in the City of New York

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE Columbia University in the City of New York leads on avg net price ($21,590 vs $29,519 at Dartmouth College)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Columbia University in the City of New York leads on acceptance rate (4.0% vs 5.4% at Dartmouth College)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Dartmouth College leads on median debt at graduation ($17,500 vs $21,500 at Columbia University in the City of New York)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between Dartmouth College and Columbia University in the City of New York?▼
Columbia University in the City of New York leads on avg net price at $21,590 versus $29,519 at Dartmouth College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Dartmouth College and Columbia University in the City of New York?▼
Columbia University in the City of New York leads on acceptance rate at 4.0% versus 5.4% at Dartmouth College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Dartmouth College and Columbia University in the City of New York?▼
Dartmouth College leads on median debt at graduation at $17,500 versus $21,500 at Columbia University in the City of New York. 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