University of Southern Maine vs University of Notre Dame

Portland, ME · Notre Dame, IN · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair ME:IN

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE ME × IN
  • ACCEPT-SPLIT Admission split
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • 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.

  • University of Notre Dame: acceptance rate tightened -44.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.87).
  • University of Southern Maine: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.00).
  • University of Southern Maine: enrollment shrank -30.2% over 2013–2023; fitted -159 students/yr fitted, r² 0.90.
  • University of Notre Dame: enrollment grew +5.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +61 students/yr fitted, r² 0.89.

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 Southern Maine vs University of Notre Dame

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Notre Dame leads on acceptance rate (11.3% vs 79.2% at University of Southern Maine)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Southern Maine leads on in-state tuition ($11,284 vs $65,025 at University of Notre Dame)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of Southern Maine leads on out-of-state tuition ($27,944 vs $65,025 at University of Notre Dame)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Southern Maine and University of Notre Dame?
University of Notre Dame leads on acceptance rate at 11.3% versus 79.2% at University of Southern Maine. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Southern Maine and University of Notre Dame?
University of Southern Maine leads on in-state tuition at $11,284 versus $65,025 at University of Notre Dame. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Southern Maine and University of Notre Dame?
University of Southern Maine leads on out-of-state tuition at $27,944 versus $65,025 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