Drew University vs Columbia University in the City of New York

Madison, NJ · New York, NY · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair NJ:NY

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE NJ × NY
  • ACCEPT-SPLIT Admission split
  • 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.

  • Columbia University in the City of New York: acceptance rate tightened -43.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.79).
  • Drew University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.04).
  • Drew University: enrollment ranged 1,346–1,577 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Columbia University in the City of New York: enrollment grew +11.7% over 2013–2023; fitted +92 students/yr fitted, r² 0.74.

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: Drew University vs Columbia University in the City of New York

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Columbia University in the City of New York leads on acceptance rate (4.0% vs 67.8% at Drew University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Columbia University in the City of New York leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($88,535 vs $47,562 at Drew University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Columbia University in the City of New York leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($102,491 vs $63,646 at Drew University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Drew University 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 67.8% at Drew University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Drew University and Columbia University in the City of New York?
Columbia University in the City of New York leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $88,535 versus $47,562 at Drew University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Drew University and Columbia University in the City of New York?
Columbia University in the City of New York leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $102,491 versus $63,646 at Drew 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