University of Vermont vs University of Pennsylvania

Burlington, VT · Philadelphia, PA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair VT:PA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE VT × PA
  • 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 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.

  • University of Vermont: average net price rose +40.2% from $14,876 (2013) to $20,860 (2023), r² 0.87.
  • University of Pennsylvania: net price ranged $14,851–$31,229 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +36.1% is not a trend (r² 0.03).
  • University of Vermont: acceptance rate tightened -22.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.79).
  • University of Pennsylvania: acceptance rate tightened -52.0% across 2013–2023 (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 Vermont vs University of Pennsylvania

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Pennsylvania leads on acceptance rate (5.4% vs 65.3% at University of Vermont)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Vermont leads on in-state tuition ($19,058 vs $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of Pennsylvania leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($90,555 vs $48,164 at University of Vermont)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Vermont and University of Pennsylvania?
University of Pennsylvania leads on acceptance rate at 5.4% versus 65.3% at University of Vermont. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Vermont and University of Pennsylvania?
University of Vermont leads on in-state tuition at $19,058 versus $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between University of Vermont and University of Pennsylvania?
University of Pennsylvania leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $90,555 versus $48,164 at University of Vermont. 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