St. Mary's University vs Wake Forest University

San Antonio, TX · Winston-Salem, NC · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair TX:NC

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 TX × NC
  • 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.

  • St. Mary's University: acceptance rate eased +52.8% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.82).
  • Wake Forest University: acceptance rate tightened -38.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.71).
  • St. Mary's University: enrollment shrank -20.0% over 2013–2023; fitted -42 students/yr fitted, r² 0.80.
  • Wake Forest University: enrollment grew +13.7% over 2013–2023; fitted +78 students/yr fitted, r² 0.94.

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: St. Mary's University vs Wake Forest University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Wake Forest University leads on acceptance rate (21.7% vs 97.8% at St. Mary's University)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION St. Mary's University leads on in-state tuition ($37,434 vs $67,642 at Wake Forest University)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI St. Mary's University leads on out-of-state tuition ($37,434 vs $67,642 at Wake Forest University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between St. Mary's University and Wake Forest University?
Wake Forest University leads on acceptance rate at 21.7% versus 97.8% at St. Mary's University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between St. Mary's University and Wake Forest University?
St. Mary's University leads on in-state tuition at $37,434 versus $67,642 at Wake Forest University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between St. Mary's University and Wake Forest University?
St. Mary's University leads on out-of-state tuition at $37,434 versus $67,642 at Wake Forest 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