Saint Mary's University of Minnesota vs Boston College

Winona, MN · Chestnut Hill, MA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair MN:MA

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE MN × 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).
  • Saint Mary's University of Minnesota: acceptance rate eased +18.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.54).
  • Saint Mary's University of Minnesota: enrollment shrank -44.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -85 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.
  • 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: Saint Mary's University of Minnesota vs Boston College

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Boston College leads on acceptance rate (16.4% vs 92.8% at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Saint Mary's University of Minnesota leads on avg net price ($11,704 vs $41,704 at Boston College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Boston College leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($103,937 vs $58,170 at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Saint Mary's University of Minnesota and Boston College?
Boston College leads on acceptance rate at 16.4% versus 92.8% at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Saint Mary's University of Minnesota and Boston College?
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota leads on avg net price at $11,704 versus $41,704 at Boston College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Saint Mary's University of Minnesota and Boston College?
Boston College leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $103,937 versus $58,170 at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. 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