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Lee University vs Columbia University in the City of New York

Cleveland, TN · New York, NY · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair TN:NY

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE TN × NY
  • ACCEPT-SPLIT Admission split
  • 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 NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Lee University: average net price rose +55.7% from $13,104 (2013) to $20,399 (2023), r² 0.65.
  • 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).
  • Lee University: acceptance rate tightened -21.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.76).
  • Columbia University in the City of New York: acceptance rate tightened -43.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.79).

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: Lee 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 70.5% at Lee University)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Lee University leads on in-state tuition ($23,790 vs $71,845 at Columbia University in the City of New York)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Lee University leads on out-of-state tuition ($23,790 vs $71,845 at Columbia University in the City of New York)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Lee 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 70.5% at Lee University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Lee University and Columbia University in the City of New York?▼
Lee University leads on in-state tuition at $23,790 versus $71,845 at Columbia University in the City of New York. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Lee University and Columbia University in the City of New York?▼
Lee University leads on out-of-state tuition at $23,790 versus $71,845 at Columbia University in the City of New York. 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