Scripps College vs Union College

Claremont, CA · Schenectady, NY · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair CA:NY

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE CA × NY
  • ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Scripps College: enrollment ranged 930–1,091 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Union College: enrollment shrank -6.2% over 2013–2023; fitted -16 students/yr fitted, r² 0.74.
  • Scripps College: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.00).
  • Union College: acceptance rate eased +17.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.60).

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: Scripps College vs Union College

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Scripps College leads on median debt at graduation ($13,500 vs $25,337 at Union College)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Scripps College leads on acceptance rate (38.3% vs 43.9% at Union College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Union College leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($88,604 vs $77,539 at Scripps College)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Scripps College and Union College?▼
Scripps College leads on median debt at graduation at $13,500 versus $25,337 at Union College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Scripps College and Union College?▼
Scripps College leads on acceptance rate at 38.3% versus 43.9% at Union College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Scripps College and Union College?▼
Union College leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $88,604 versus $77,539 at Scripps College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median debt at graduation focus for this pair · 2025