University of Iowa vs Williams College

Iowa City, IA · Williamstown, MA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair IA:MA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE IA × MA
  • ACCEPT-SPLIT Admission split
  • 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.

  • Williams College: acceptance rate tightened -41.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.80).
  • University of Iowa: acceptance rate eased +5.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.58).
  • University of Iowa: enrollment ranged 21,198–23,410 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Williams College: enrollment ranged 1,917–2,138 (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 Iowa vs Williams College

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Williams College leads on acceptance rate (8.3% vs 83.6% at University of Iowa)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Iowa leads on in-state tuition ($11,283 vs $68,560 at Williams College)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of Iowa leads on out-of-state tuition ($33,371 vs $68,560 at Williams College)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Iowa and Williams College?
Williams College leads on acceptance rate at 8.3% versus 83.6% at University of Iowa. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Iowa and Williams College?
University of Iowa leads on in-state tuition at $11,283 versus $68,560 at Williams College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Iowa and Williams College?
University of Iowa leads on out-of-state tuition at $33,371 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