Oakland University vs Washington University in St Louis

Rochester Hills, MI · St. Louis, MO · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair MI:MO

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE MI × MO
  • ACCEPT-SPLIT Admission split
  • 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.

  • Washington University in St Louis: acceptance rate tightened -23.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.71).
  • 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.
  • Washington University in St Louis: enrollment grew +15.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +104 students/yr fitted, r² 0.96.

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 Washington University in St Louis

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Washington University in St Louis leads on acceptance rate (12.1% vs 87.8% at Oakland University)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Oakland University leads on in-state tuition ($15,262 vs $65,790 at Washington University in St Louis)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Oakland University leads on out-of-state tuition ($23,188 vs $65,790 at Washington University in St Louis)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Oakland University and Washington University in St Louis?
Washington University in St Louis leads on acceptance rate at 12.1% versus 87.8% at Oakland University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Oakland University and Washington University in St Louis?
Oakland University leads on in-state tuition at $15,262 versus $65,790 at Washington University in St Louis. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Oakland University and Washington University in St Louis?
Oakland University leads on out-of-state tuition at $23,188 versus $65,790 at Washington University in St Louis. 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