Oakland University vs Boston College

Rochester Hills, MI · Chestnut Hill, MA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair MI:MA

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-ACCEPT

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE MI × MA
  • 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.

  • Boston College: acceptance rate tightened -51.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.82).
  • Oakland University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.21).
  • Oakland University: enrollment shrank -22.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -415 students/yr fitted, r² 0.86.
  • Boston College: enrollment ranged 9,465–9,865 (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: Oakland University vs Boston College

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Boston College leads on acceptance rate (16.4% vs 87.8% at Oakland University)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Oakland University leads on in-state tuition ($15,262 vs $70,702 at Boston College)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Oakland University leads on avg net price ($9,120 vs $41,704 at Boston College)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Oakland University and Boston College?
Boston College leads on acceptance rate at 16.4% versus 87.8% at Oakland University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Oakland University and Boston College?
Oakland University leads on in-state tuition at $15,262 versus $70,702 at Boston College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Oakland University and Boston College?
Oakland University leads on avg net price at $9,120 versus $41,704 at Boston 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