University of Minnesota-Twin Cities vs Duke University

Minneapolis, MN · Durham, NC · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair MN:NC

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE MN × NC
  • 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.

  • University of Minnesota-Twin Cities: acceptance rate eased +73.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.90).
  • Duke University: acceptance rate tightened -49.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.93).
  • University of Minnesota-Twin Cities: enrollment ranged 30,135–31,535 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Duke University: enrollment ranged 6,417–6,815 (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 Minnesota-Twin Cities vs Duke University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Duke University leads on acceptance rate (5.7% vs 79.8% at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Minnesota-Twin Cities leads on in-state tuition ($17,214 vs $68,758 at Duke University)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of Minnesota-Twin Cities leads on out-of-state tuition ($38,362 vs $68,758 at Duke University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and Duke University?
Duke University leads on acceptance rate at 5.7% versus 79.8% at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and Duke University?
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities leads on in-state tuition at $17,214 versus $68,758 at Duke University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and Duke University?
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities leads on out-of-state tuition at $38,362 versus $68,758 at Duke University. 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