Johns Hopkins University vs Dartmouth College

Baltimore, MD · Hanover, NH · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair MD:NH

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE MD × NH
  • ACCEPT-TIGHT Tight admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

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.

  • Johns Hopkins University: average net price fell -31.7% from $26,596 (2013) to $18,161 (2023), r² 0.53.
  • Dartmouth College: net price ranged $27,080–$33,586 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -3.3% is not a trend (r² 0.22).
  • Johns Hopkins University: acceptance rate tightened -58.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.94).
  • Dartmouth College: acceptance rate tightened -36.3% 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: Johns Hopkins University vs Dartmouth College

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Johns Hopkins University leads on median debt at graduation ($10,250 vs $17,500 at Dartmouth College)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Johns Hopkins University leads on avg net price ($18,809 vs $29,519 at Dartmouth College)
  3. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Dartmouth College leads on acceptance rate (5.4% vs 6.4% at Johns Hopkins University)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Johns Hopkins University and Dartmouth College?
Johns Hopkins University leads on median debt at graduation at $10,250 versus $17,500 at Dartmouth College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Johns Hopkins University and Dartmouth College?
Johns Hopkins University leads on avg net price at $18,809 versus $29,519 at Dartmouth College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Johns Hopkins University and Dartmouth College?
Dartmouth College leads on acceptance rate at 5.4% versus 6.4% at Johns Hopkins University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median debt at graduation focus for this pair · 2025