University of Denver vs Villanova University

Denver, CO · Villanova, PA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair CO:PA

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 CO × PA
  • 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.

  • Villanova University: acceptance rate tightened -48.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.90).
  • University of Denver: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.01).
  • University of Denver: enrollment grew +10.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +38 students/yr fitted, r² 0.67.
  • Villanova University: enrollment ranged 6,779–7,005 (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: University of Denver vs Villanova University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Villanova University leads on acceptance rate (27.0% vs 77.8% at University of Denver)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Villanova University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($84,905 vs $57,118 at University of Denver)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Villanova University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($100,423 vs $71,155 at University of Denver)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Denver and Villanova University?
Villanova University leads on acceptance rate at 27.0% versus 77.8% at University of Denver. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between University of Denver and Villanova University?
Villanova University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $84,905 versus $57,118 at University of Denver. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between University of Denver and Villanova University?
Villanova University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $100,423 versus $71,155 at University of Denver. 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