DePauw University vs University of the Pacific

Greencastle, IN · Stockton, CA · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair IN:CA

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE IN × CA
  • ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • University of the Pacific: average net price fell -14.5% from $30,318 (2013) to $25,926 (2023), r² 0.49.
  • DePauw University: net price ranged $22,066–$25,673 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +10.7% is not a trend (r² 0.30).
  • DePauw University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.00).
  • University of the Pacific: acceptance rate eased +30.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.59).

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 University of the Pacific

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA University of the Pacific leads on median debt at graduation ($19,500 vs $27,000 at DePauw University)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE DePauw University leads on acceptance rate (57.2% vs 71.3% at University of the Pacific)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE DePauw University leads on avg net price ($22,264 vs $25,447 at University of the Pacific)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between DePauw University and University of the Pacific?
University of the Pacific leads on median debt at graduation at $19,500 versus $27,000 at DePauw University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between DePauw University and University of the Pacific?
DePauw University leads on acceptance rate at 57.2% versus 71.3% at University of the Pacific. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between DePauw University and University of the Pacific?
DePauw University leads on avg net price at $22,264 versus $25,447 at University of the Pacific. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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