University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign vs Williams College

Champaign, IL · Williamstown, MA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair IL:MA

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-ACCEPT

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE IL × MA
  • 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 NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • Williams College: net price ranged $14,739–$26,775 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -29.1% is not a trend (r² 0.09).
  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: average net price fell -19.1% from $18,798 (2013) to $15,201 (2023), r² 0.76.
  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: acceptance rate tightened -30.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.47).
  • Williams College: acceptance rate tightened -41.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.80).

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 Illinois Urbana-Champaign vs Williams College

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Williams College leads on acceptance rate (8.3% vs 42.4% at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign leads on in-state tuition ($16,004 vs $68,560 at Williams College)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign leads on out-of-state tuition ($35,124 vs $68,560 at Williams College)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Williams College?
Williams College leads on acceptance rate at 8.3% versus 42.4% at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Williams College?
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign leads on in-state tuition at $16,004 versus $68,560 at Williams College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Williams College?
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign leads on out-of-state tuition at $35,124 versus $68,560 at Williams College. 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