Holy Family University vs Dominican University

Philadelphia, PA · River Forest, IL · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair PA:IL

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE PA × IL
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • Holy Family University: average net price fell -20.0% from $15,323 (2013) to $12,251 (2023), r² 0.50.
  • Dominican University: net price ranged $13,902–$19,268 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +8.7% is not a trend (r² 0.08).
  • Holy Family University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.16).
  • Dominican University: acceptance rate eased +33.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.78).

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: Holy Family University vs Dominican University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Holy Family University leads on acceptance rate (71.0% vs 90.3% at Dominican University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Holy Family University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($55,285 vs $47,907 at Dominican University)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Dominican University leads on avg net price ($11,745 vs $13,143 at Holy Family University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Holy Family University and Dominican University?
Holy Family University leads on acceptance rate at 71.0% versus 90.3% at Dominican University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Holy Family University and Dominican University?
Holy Family University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $55,285 versus $47,907 at Dominican University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Holy Family University and Dominican University?
Dominican University leads on avg net price at $11,745 versus $13,143 at Holy Family University. 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