Olivet Nazarene University vs Concordia University-Nebraska

Bourbonnais, IL · Seward, NE · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair IL:NE

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE IL × NE
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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.

  • Concordia University-Nebraska: acceptance rate eased +25.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.55).
  • Olivet Nazarene University: acceptance rate tightened -18.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.65).
  • Olivet Nazarene University: enrollment shrank -25.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -111 students/yr fitted, r² 0.87.
  • Concordia University-Nebraska: enrollment ranged 1,138–1,270 (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: Olivet Nazarene University vs Concordia University-Nebraska

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Olivet Nazarene University leads on acceptance rate (55.9% vs 85.7% at Concordia University-Nebraska)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Olivet Nazarene University leads on avg net price ($20,729 vs $23,965 at Concordia University-Nebraska)
  3. RETENTION-RATE Concordia University-Nebraska leads on retention rate (79.5% vs 70.8% at Olivet Nazarene University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Olivet Nazarene University and Concordia University-Nebraska?
Olivet Nazarene University leads on acceptance rate at 55.9% versus 85.7% at Concordia University-Nebraska. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Olivet Nazarene University and Concordia University-Nebraska?
Olivet Nazarene University leads on avg net price at $20,729 versus $23,965 at Concordia University-Nebraska. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On retention rate, who leads between Olivet Nazarene University and Concordia University-Nebraska?
Concordia University-Nebraska leads on retention rate at 79.5% versus 70.8% at Olivet Nazarene 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