Fisk University vs Claremont McKenna College

Nashville, TN · Claremont, CA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair TN:CA

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE TN × CA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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 ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Headcount surged on one side only

ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023

Fisk University posted a brisk directional enrollment rise over 2013–2023 while its peer's size series stays a range. Pair any cost snapshot with that asymmetry before treating the campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Fisk University: enrollment grew +55.5% over 2013–2023; fitted +33 students/yr fitted, r² 0.78.
  • Claremont McKenna College: enrollment ranged 1,262–1,414 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Fisk University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.27).
  • Claremont McKenna College: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.01).

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: Fisk University vs Claremont McKenna College

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Claremont McKenna College leads on acceptance rate (9.6% vs 37.4% at Fisk University)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Claremont McKenna College leads on 150%-time completion (93.3% vs 34.8% at Fisk University)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Fisk University leads on in-state tuition ($25,858 vs $67,980 at Claremont McKenna College)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Fisk University and Claremont McKenna College?
Claremont McKenna College leads on acceptance rate at 9.6% versus 37.4% at Fisk University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Fisk University and Claremont McKenna College?
Claremont McKenna College leads on 150%-time completion at 93.3% versus 34.8% at Fisk University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Fisk University and Claremont McKenna College?
Fisk University leads on in-state tuition at $25,858 versus $67,980 at Claremont McKenna College. 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