Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre vs Stanford University

Dallas, PA · Stanford, CA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair PA:CA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE PA × CA
  • 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

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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.

  • Stanford University: acceptance rate tightened -31.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.71).
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre: acceptance rate eased +15.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.77).
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre: enrollment ranged 0–534 (2013–2023, 9 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Stanford University: enrollment ranged 6,366–7,841 (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

Largest gaps: Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre vs Stanford University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Stanford University leads on acceptance rate (3.6% vs 97.0% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Stanford University leads on 150%-time completion (92.4% vs 19.5% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre leads on in-state tuition ($14,280 vs $65,910 at Stanford University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre and Stanford University?
Stanford University leads on acceptance rate at 3.6% versus 97.0% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre and Stanford University?
Stanford University leads on 150%-time completion at 92.4% versus 19.5% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre and Stanford University?
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre leads on in-state tuition at $14,280 versus $65,910 at Stanford 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