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Illinois Wesleyan University vs Columbia University in the City of New York

Bloomington, IL · New York, NY · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair IL:NY

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 IL × NY
  • 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 TWIN-TIGHTEN · adm · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Both acceptance rates tightened, 2013–2023

TWIN-TIGHTEN · adm · 2013–2023

Illinois Wesleyan University and Columbia University in the City of New York each posted a directional decline in acceptance rate over the same College Scorecard window, but one squeeze is far steeper than the other.

  • Columbia University in the City of New York: acceptance rate tightened -43.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.79).
  • Illinois Wesleyan University: acceptance rate tightened -22.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.62).
  • Illinois Wesleyan University: net price ranged $24,774–$34,738 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +11.9% is not a trend (r² 0.16).
  • Columbia University in the City of New York: net price ranged $12,836–$24,231 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -11.1% is not a trend (r² 0.09).

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: Illinois Wesleyan University vs Columbia University in the City of New York

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Columbia University in the City of New York leads on acceptance rate (4.0% vs 39.3% at Illinois Wesleyan University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Columbia University in the City of New York leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($88,535 vs $56,082 at Illinois Wesleyan University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Columbia University in the City of New York leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($102,491 vs $70,871 at Illinois Wesleyan University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Illinois Wesleyan University and Columbia University in the City of New York?▼
Columbia University in the City of New York leads on acceptance rate at 4.0% versus 39.3% at Illinois Wesleyan University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Illinois Wesleyan University and Columbia University in the City of New York?▼
Columbia University in the City of New York leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $88,535 versus $56,082 at Illinois Wesleyan University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Illinois Wesleyan University and Columbia University in the City of New York?▼
Columbia University in the City of New York leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $102,491 versus $70,871 at Illinois Wesleyan 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