Franklin and Marshall College vs University of Richmond

Lancaster, PA · University of Richmond, VA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair PA:VA

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE PA × VA
  • ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • 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.

  • University of Richmond: acceptance rate tightened -25.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.64).
  • Franklin and Marshall College: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.14).
  • Franklin and Marshall College: enrollment shrank -15.8% over 2013–2023; fitted -25 students/yr fitted, r² 0.41.
  • University of Richmond: enrollment ranged 3,002–3,304 (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: Franklin and Marshall College vs University of Richmond

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Richmond leads on acceptance rate (22.2% vs 28.2% at Franklin and Marshall College)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Richmond leads on avg net price ($31,309 vs $36,425 at Franklin and Marshall College)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Franklin and Marshall College leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (89.8% vs 80.6% at University of Richmond)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Franklin and Marshall College and University of Richmond?
University of Richmond leads on acceptance rate at 22.2% versus 28.2% at Franklin and Marshall College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Franklin and Marshall College and University of Richmond?
University of Richmond leads on avg net price at $31,309 versus $36,425 at Franklin and Marshall College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Franklin and Marshall College and University of Richmond?
Franklin and Marshall College leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 89.8% versus 80.6% 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); acceptance rate focus for this pair · 2025