Lindenwood University vs Duke University

Saint Charles, MO · Durham, NC · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

Scorecard match plate

Pair MO:NC

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 MO × NC
  • 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.

  • Duke University: acceptance rate tightened -49.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.93).
  • Lindenwood University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.25).
  • Lindenwood University: enrollment shrank -40.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -412 students/yr fitted, r² 0.93.
  • Duke University: enrollment ranged 6,417–6,815 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

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: Lindenwood University vs Duke University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Duke University leads on acceptance rate (5.7% vs 56.8% at Lindenwood University)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Lindenwood University leads on in-state tuition ($21,600 vs $68,758 at Duke University)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Lindenwood University leads on out-of-state tuition ($21,600 vs $68,758 at Duke University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Lindenwood University and Duke University?
Duke University leads on acceptance rate at 5.7% versus 56.8% at Lindenwood University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Lindenwood University and Duke University?
Lindenwood University leads on in-state tuition at $21,600 versus $68,758 at Duke University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Lindenwood University and Duke University?
Lindenwood University leads on out-of-state tuition at $21,600 versus $68,758 at Duke 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