Southwestern University vs Stanford University

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

Scorecard match plate

Pair TX:CA

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE TX × CA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • 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 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.

  • Stanford University: acceptance rate tightened -31.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.71).
  • Southwestern University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.12).
  • Southwestern University: enrollment ranged 1,387–1,536 (2013–2023, 11 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

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Southwestern University vs Stanford University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Stanford University leads on acceptance rate (3.6% vs 43.0% at Southwestern University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Stanford University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($124,080 vs $56,878 at Southwestern University)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Stanford University leads on avg net price ($13,807 vs $29,224 at Southwestern University)

Southwestern University profile · Stanford University profile · Compare other colleges

Also on the Scorecard board

Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Southwestern University and Stanford University?
Stanford University leads on acceptance rate at 3.6% versus 43.0% at Southwestern University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Southwestern University and Stanford University?
Stanford University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $124,080 versus $56,878 at Southwestern University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Southwestern University and Stanford University?
Stanford University leads on avg net price at $13,807 versus $29,224 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