Pacific Lutheran University vs University of Richmond

Tacoma, WA · University of Richmond, VA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair WA:VA

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

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

  • University of Richmond: acceptance rate tightened -25.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.64).
  • Pacific Lutheran University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.61).
  • Pacific Lutheran University: enrollment shrank -23.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -72 students/yr fitted, r² 0.92.
  • University of Richmond: enrollment ranged 3,002–3,304 (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: Pacific Lutheran University vs University of Richmond

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Richmond leads on acceptance rate (22.2% vs 78.0% at Pacific Lutheran University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Pacific Lutheran University leads on avg net price ($19,589 vs $31,309 at University of Richmond)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of Richmond leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($67,927 vs $52,212 at Pacific Lutheran University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Pacific Lutheran University and University of Richmond?
University of Richmond leads on acceptance rate at 22.2% versus 78.0% at Pacific Lutheran University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Pacific Lutheran University and University of Richmond?
Pacific Lutheran University leads on avg net price at $19,589 versus $31,309 at University of Richmond. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Pacific Lutheran University and University of Richmond?
University of Richmond leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $67,927 versus $52,212 at Pacific Lutheran 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