Golden Gate University vs Villanova University

San Francisco, CA · Villanova, PA · largest Scorecard gap: loan repayment rate (completers)

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Pair CA:PA

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · GAP-FOCUS

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE CA × PA
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • GAP-FOCUS Largest gap · Loan Repayment Rate (Completers)

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Golden Gate University: enrollment grew +17.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +17 students/yr fitted, r² 0.44.
  • Villanova University: enrollment ranged 6,779–7,005 (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: Golden Gate University vs Villanova University

  1. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Villanova University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (93.9% vs 65.4% at Golden Gate University)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Villanova University leads on median debt at graduation ($25,874 vs $29,875 at Golden Gate University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Villanova University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($100,423 vs $87,434 at Golden Gate University)

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Loan Repayment Rate (Completers) and other Scorecard questions

On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Golden Gate University and Villanova University?
Villanova University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 93.9% versus 65.4% at Golden Gate University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Golden Gate University and Villanova University?
Villanova University leads on median debt at graduation at $25,874 versus $29,875 at Golden Gate University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Golden Gate University and Villanova University?
Villanova University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $100,423 versus $87,434 at Golden Gate University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); loan repayment rate (completers) focus for this pair · 2025