University of Louisville vs Washington University in St Louis

Louisville, KY · St. Louis, MO · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair KY:MO

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE KY × MO
  • ACCEPT-SPLIT Admission split
  • 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 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.

  • Washington University in St Louis: acceptance rate tightened -23.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.71).
  • University of Louisville: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.18).
  • University of Louisville: enrollment shrank -5.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -126 students/yr fitted, r² 0.84.
  • Washington University in St Louis: enrollment grew +15.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +104 students/yr fitted, r² 0.96.

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 Louisville vs Washington University in St Louis

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Washington University in St Louis leads on acceptance rate (12.1% vs 79.4% at University of Louisville)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Louisville leads on in-state tuition ($13,136 vs $65,790 at Washington University in St Louis)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of Louisville leads on out-of-state tuition ($29,482 vs $65,790 at Washington University in St Louis)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Louisville and Washington University in St Louis?
Washington University in St Louis leads on acceptance rate at 12.1% versus 79.4% at University of Louisville. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Louisville and Washington University in St Louis?
University of Louisville leads on in-state tuition at $13,136 versus $65,790 at Washington University in St Louis. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Louisville and Washington University in St Louis?
University of Louisville leads on out-of-state tuition at $29,482 versus $65,790 at Washington University in St Louis. 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