Southwestern University vs Claremont McKenna College

Georgetown, TX · Claremont, CA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair TX:CA

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE TX × CA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • 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 NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Southwestern University: average net price rose +29.0% from $21,292 (2013) to $27,468 (2023), r² 0.81.
  • Claremont McKenna College: net price ranged $18,545–$29,961 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +19.3% is not a trend (r² 0.00).
  • Southwestern University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.12).
  • Claremont McKenna College: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.01).

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: Southwestern University vs Claremont McKenna College

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Claremont McKenna College leads on acceptance rate (9.6% vs 43.0% at Southwestern University)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Claremont McKenna College leads on median debt at graduation ($13,500 vs $25,000 at Southwestern University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Claremont McKenna College leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($104,736 vs $56,878 at Southwestern University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Southwestern University and Claremont McKenna College?
Claremont McKenna College leads on acceptance rate at 9.6% versus 43.0% at Southwestern University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Southwestern University and Claremont McKenna College?
Claremont McKenna College leads on median debt at graduation at $13,500 versus $25,000 at Southwestern University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Southwestern University and Claremont McKenna College?
Claremont McKenna College leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $104,736 versus $56,878 at Southwestern 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