University of Notre Dame vs Dartmouth College

Notre Dame, IN · Hanover, NH · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair IN:NH

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE IN × NH
  • ACCEPT-TIGHT Tight admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • 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 ENROLL-RACE · narrow · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Nearly parallel enrollment growth

ENROLL-RACE · narrow · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both University of Notre Dame and Dartmouth College across 2013–2023 on similar paces, while acceptance rates tightened on both sides, a growth-under-squeeze pattern rather than a pure size race.

  • University of Notre Dame: enrollment grew +5.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +61 students/yr fitted, r² 0.89.
  • Dartmouth College: enrollment grew +5.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +26 students/yr fitted, r² 0.49.
  • University of Notre Dame: acceptance rate tightened -44.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.87).
  • Dartmouth College: acceptance rate tightened -36.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.78).

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 Notre Dame vs Dartmouth College

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Dartmouth College leads on acceptance rate (5.4% vs 11.3% at University of Notre Dame)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Notre Dame leads on avg net price ($26,780 vs $29,519 at Dartmouth College)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Dartmouth College leads on median debt at graduation ($17,500 vs $19,000 at University of Notre Dame)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Notre Dame and Dartmouth College?
Dartmouth College leads on acceptance rate at 5.4% versus 11.3% at University of Notre Dame. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between University of Notre Dame and Dartmouth College?
University of Notre Dame leads on avg net price at $26,780 versus $29,519 at Dartmouth College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between University of Notre Dame and Dartmouth College?
Dartmouth College leads on median debt at graduation at $17,500 versus $19,000 at University of Notre Dame. 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