Macalester College vs University of Richmond

Saint Paul, MN · University of Richmond, VA · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (6 yr)

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Pair MN:VA

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE MN × VA
  • ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (6 yr)

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 Richmond: acceptance rate tightened -25.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.64).
  • Macalester College: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.34).
  • Macalester College: enrollment ranged 2,029–2,235 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • University of Richmond: enrollment ranged 3,002–3,304 (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: Macalester College vs University of Richmond

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of Richmond leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($67,927 vs $46,244 at Macalester College)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Richmond leads on acceptance rate (22.2% vs 28.5% at Macalester College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of Richmond leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($76,178 vs $63,878 at Macalester College)

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Median Earnings (6 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Macalester College and University of Richmond?
University of Richmond leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $67,927 versus $46,244 at Macalester College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Macalester College and University of Richmond?
University of Richmond leads on acceptance rate at 22.2% versus 28.5% at Macalester College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Macalester College and University of Richmond?
University of Richmond leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $76,178 versus $63,878 at Macalester College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median earnings (6 yr) focus for this pair · 2025