Howard University vs University of Notre Dame

Washington, DC · Notre Dame, IN · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair DC:IN

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE DC × IN
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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 Notre Dame: acceptance rate tightened -44.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.87).
  • Howard University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.09).
  • Howard University: enrollment grew +40.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +303 students/yr fitted, r² 0.57.
  • University of Notre Dame: enrollment grew +5.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +61 students/yr fitted, r² 0.89.

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: Howard University vs University of Notre Dame

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Notre Dame leads on acceptance rate (11.3% vs 41.3% at Howard University)
  2. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT University of Notre Dame leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (94.5% vs 44.8% at Howard University)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Notre Dame leads on avg net price ($26,780 vs $50,539 at Howard University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Howard University and University of Notre Dame?
University of Notre Dame leads on acceptance rate at 11.3% versus 41.3% at Howard University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Howard University and University of Notre Dame?
University of Notre Dame leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 94.5% versus 44.8% at Howard University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Howard University and University of Notre Dame?
University of Notre Dame leads on avg net price at $26,780 versus $50,539 at Howard 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