Muhlenberg College vs Davidson College

Allentown, PA · Davidson, NC · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair PA:NC

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE PA × NC
  • ACCEPT-SPLIT Admission split
  • 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 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.

  • Davidson College: acceptance rate tightened -43.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.85).
  • Muhlenberg College: acceptance rate eased +38.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.74).
  • Muhlenberg College: enrollment shrank -24.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -55 students/yr fitted, r² 0.82.
  • Davidson College: enrollment grew +6.7% over 2013–2023; fitted +20 students/yr fitted, r² 0.71.

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: Muhlenberg College vs Davidson College

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Davidson College leads on acceptance rate (13.4% vs 72.0% at Muhlenberg College)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Davidson College leads on avg net price ($17,379 vs $28,905 at Muhlenberg College)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Davidson College leads on median debt at graduation ($18,688 vs $25,455 at Muhlenberg College)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Muhlenberg College and Davidson College?
Davidson College leads on acceptance rate at 13.4% versus 72.0% at Muhlenberg College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Muhlenberg College and Davidson College?
Davidson College leads on avg net price at $17,379 versus $28,905 at Muhlenberg College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Muhlenberg College and Davidson College?
Davidson College leads on median debt at graduation at $18,688 versus $25,455 at Muhlenberg College. 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