DePauw University vs Pomona College

Greencastle, IN · Claremont, CA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair IN:CA

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 IN × CA
  • 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 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.

  • Pomona College: acceptance rate tightened -51.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.80).
  • DePauw University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.00).
  • DePauw University: enrollment shrank -20.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -62 students/yr fitted, r² 0.84.
  • Pomona College: enrollment ranged 1,462–1,744 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

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: DePauw University vs Pomona College

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Pomona College leads on acceptance rate (7.1% vs 57.2% at DePauw University)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Pomona College leads on median debt at graduation ($11,782 vs $27,000 at DePauw University)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Pomona College leads on 150%-time completion (93.2% vs 77.4% at DePauw University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between DePauw University and Pomona College?
Pomona College leads on acceptance rate at 7.1% versus 57.2% at DePauw University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between DePauw University and Pomona College?
Pomona College leads on median debt at graduation at $11,782 versus $27,000 at DePauw University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between DePauw University and Pomona College?
Pomona College leads on 150%-time completion at 93.2% versus 77.4% at DePauw 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