New York University vs Duke University

New York, NY · Durham, NC · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair NY:NC

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE NY × NC
  • ACCEPT-TIGHT Tight admission
  • 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 ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Headcount surged on one side only

ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023

New York University posted a brisk directional enrollment rise over 2013–2023 while its peer's size series stays a range, and both acceptance rates tightened. Do not read this as parallel growth under the same selectivity story.

  • New York University: enrollment grew +32.7% over 2013–2023; fitted +619 students/yr fitted, r² 0.93.
  • Duke University: enrollment ranged 6,417–6,815 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • New York University: acceptance rate tightened -70.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.91).
  • Duke University: acceptance rate tightened -49.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.93).

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: New York University vs Duke University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Duke University leads on acceptance rate (5.7% vs 9.2% at New York University)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Duke University leads on median debt at graduation ($13,000 vs $20,500 at New York University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Duke University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($85,792 vs $64,543 at New York University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between New York University and Duke University?
Duke University leads on acceptance rate at 5.7% versus 9.2% at New York University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between New York University and Duke University?
Duke University leads on median debt at graduation at $13,000 versus $20,500 at New York University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between New York University and Duke University?
Duke University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $85,792 versus $64,543 at New York 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