The College of Idaho vs Dartmouth College

Caldwell, ID · Hanover, NH · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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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 ID × NH
  • 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 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.

  • The College of Idaho: average net price rose +23.3% from $16,681 (2013) to $20,566 (2023), r² 0.51.
  • Dartmouth College: net price ranged $27,080–$33,586 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -3.3% is not a trend (r² 0.22).
  • The College of Idaho: acceptance rate tightened -47.8% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.81).
  • Dartmouth College: acceptance rate tightened -36.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.78).

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: The College of Idaho vs Dartmouth College

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Dartmouth College leads on acceptance rate (5.4% vs 49.1% at The College of Idaho)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Dartmouth College leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($97,434 vs $48,473 at The College of Idaho)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Dartmouth College leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($82,541 vs $42,097 at The College of Idaho)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between The College of Idaho and Dartmouth College?
Dartmouth College leads on acceptance rate at 5.4% versus 49.1% at The College of Idaho. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between The College of Idaho and Dartmouth College?
Dartmouth College leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $97,434 versus $48,473 at The College of Idaho. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between The College of Idaho and Dartmouth College?
Dartmouth College leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $82,541 versus $42,097 at The College of Idaho. 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