Denison University vs University of Richmond

Granville, OH · University of Richmond, VA · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (6 yr)

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Pair OH:VA

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE OH × VA
  • ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (6 yr)

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.

  • Denison University: enrollment grew +6.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +13 students/yr fitted, r² 0.48.
  • University of Richmond: enrollment ranged 3,002–3,304 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Denison University: acceptance rate tightened -63.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.92).
  • University of Richmond: acceptance rate tightened -25.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.64).

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: Denison University vs University of Richmond

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of Richmond leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($67,927 vs $51,352 at Denison University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Richmond leads on avg net price ($31,309 vs $40,007 at Denison University)
  3. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Denison University leads on acceptance rate (17.4% vs 22.2% at University of Richmond)

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Median Earnings (6 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Denison University and University of Richmond?
University of Richmond leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $67,927 versus $51,352 at Denison University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Denison University and University of Richmond?
University of Richmond leads on avg net price at $31,309 versus $40,007 at Denison University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Denison University and University of Richmond?
Denison University leads on acceptance rate at 17.4% versus 22.2% at University of Richmond. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median earnings (6 yr) focus for this pair · 2025