University of Notre Dame vs Williams College

Notre Dame, IN · Williamstown, MA · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair IN:MA

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE IN × MA
  • ACCEPT-TIGHT Tight admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-NET Largest gap · Avg Net Price

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Both acceptance rates still tightened, so the shared frame is selectivity, not enrollment.

  • University of Notre Dame: enrollment grew +5.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +61 students/yr fitted, r² 0.89.
  • Williams College: enrollment ranged 1,917–2,138 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • University of Notre Dame: acceptance rate tightened -44.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.87).
  • Williams College: acceptance rate tightened -41.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.80).

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 Williams College

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE Williams College leads on avg net price ($17,716 vs $26,780 at University of Notre Dame)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Williams College leads on median debt at graduation ($12,761 vs $19,000 at University of Notre Dame)
  3. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Williams College leads on acceptance rate (8.3% vs 11.3% at University of Notre Dame)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between University of Notre Dame and Williams College?
Williams College leads on avg net price at $17,716 versus $26,780 at University of Notre Dame. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between University of Notre Dame and Williams College?
Williams College leads on median debt at graduation at $12,761 versus $19,000 at University of Notre Dame. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Notre Dame and Williams College?
Williams College leads on acceptance rate at 8.3% versus 11.3% 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); avg net price focus for this pair · 2025