Hendrix College vs Vanderbilt University

Conway, AR · Nashville, TN · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair AR:TN

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE AR × TN
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • 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 NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Vanderbilt University: average net price rose +9.8% from $17,340 (2013) to $19,040 (2023), r² 0.57.
  • Hendrix College: net price ranged $10,299–$25,503 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +5.3% is not a trend (r² 0.14).
  • Hendrix College: acceptance rate tightened -34.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.86).
  • Vanderbilt University: acceptance rate tightened -50.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.81).

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: Hendrix College vs Vanderbilt University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Vanderbilt University leads on acceptance rate (5.9% vs 55.6% at Hendrix College)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Vanderbilt University leads on median debt at graduation ($14,000 vs $26,688 at Hendrix College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Vanderbilt University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($73,909 vs $39,913 at Hendrix College)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Hendrix College and Vanderbilt University?
Vanderbilt University leads on acceptance rate at 5.9% versus 55.6% at Hendrix College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Hendrix College and Vanderbilt University?
Vanderbilt University leads on median debt at graduation at $14,000 versus $26,688 at Hendrix College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Hendrix College and Vanderbilt University?
Vanderbilt University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $73,909 versus $39,913 at Hendrix 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