University of Miami vs Villanova University

Coral Gables, FL · Villanova, PA · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair FL:PA

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-PAR · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-DEBT

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE FL × PA
  • ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

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.

  • Villanova University: average net price rose +34.5% from $33,371 (2013) to $44,876 (2023), r² 0.51.
  • University of Miami: net price ranged $29,184–$46,949 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +21.1% is not a trend (r² 0.17).
  • University of Miami: acceptance rate tightened -54.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.85).
  • Villanova University: acceptance rate tightened -48.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.90).

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 Miami vs Villanova University

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA University of Miami leads on median debt at graduation ($17,500 vs $25,874 at Villanova University)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Miami leads on acceptance rate (18.9% vs 27.0% at Villanova University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Villanova University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($84,905 vs $61,508 at University of Miami)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between University of Miami and Villanova University?▼
University of Miami leads on median debt at graduation at $17,500 versus $25,874 at Villanova University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Miami and Villanova University?▼
University of Miami leads on acceptance rate at 18.9% versus 27.0% at Villanova University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between University of Miami and Villanova University?▼
Villanova University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $84,905 versus $61,508 at University of Miami. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median debt at graduation focus for this pair · 2025