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State University of New York at New Paltz vs University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

New Paltz, NY · Whitewater, WI · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-PAR · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-ACCEPT

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NY × WI
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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 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.

  • University of Wisconsin-Whitewater: enrollment shrank -12.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -171 students/yr fitted, r² 0.61.
  • State University of New York at New Paltz: enrollment ranged 5,990–6,672 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • State University of New York at New Paltz: acceptance rate eased +34.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.56).
  • University of Wisconsin-Whitewater: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.03).

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: State University of New York at New Paltz vs University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE State University of New York at New Paltz leads on acceptance rate (61.6% vs 85.7% at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Wisconsin-Whitewater leads on avg net price ($14,158 vs $18,809 at State University of New York at New Paltz)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA State University of New York at New Paltz leads on median debt at graduation ($18,750 vs $23,188 at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater)

State University of New York at New Paltz profile · University of Wisconsin-Whitewater profile · Compare other colleges

Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between State University of New York at New Paltz and University of Wisconsin-Whitewater?▼
State University of New York at New Paltz leads on acceptance rate at 61.6% versus 85.7% at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between State University of New York at New Paltz and University of Wisconsin-Whitewater?▼
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater leads on avg net price at $14,158 versus $18,809 at State University of New York at New Paltz. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between State University of New York at New Paltz and University of Wisconsin-Whitewater?▼
State University of New York at New Paltz leads on median debt at graduation at $18,750 versus $23,188 at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. 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