Hobart William Smith Colleges vs Washington and Lee University

Geneva, NY · Lexington, VA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

Scorecard match plate

Pair NY:VA

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 NY × VA
  • 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 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.

  • Hobart William Smith Colleges: enrollment shrank -30.5% over 2013–2023; fitted -88 students/yr fitted, r² 0.88.
  • Washington and Lee University: enrollment ranged 1,819–1,884 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Hobart William Smith Colleges: acceptance rate eased +15.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.52).
  • Washington and Lee University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.13).

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: Hobart William Smith Colleges vs Washington and Lee University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Washington and Lee University leads on acceptance rate (14.0% vs 64.0% at Hobart William Smith Colleges)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Washington and Lee University leads on median debt at graduation ($19,500 vs $27,000 at Hobart William Smith Colleges)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Washington and Lee University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($94,810 vs $68,831 at Hobart William Smith Colleges)

Hobart William Smith Colleges profile · Washington and Lee University profile · Compare other colleges

Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Hobart William Smith Colleges and Washington and Lee University?
Washington and Lee University leads on acceptance rate at 14.0% versus 64.0% at Hobart William Smith Colleges. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Hobart William Smith Colleges and Washington and Lee University?
Washington and Lee University leads on median debt at graduation at $19,500 versus $27,000 at Hobart William Smith Colleges. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Hobart William Smith Colleges and Washington and Lee University?
Washington and Lee University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $94,810 versus $68,831 at Hobart William Smith Colleges. 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