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University of Wisconsin-Madison vs Ohio State University-Main Campus

Madison, WI · Columbus, OH · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair WI:OH

PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-PAR · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-ACCEPT

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE WI × OH
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • 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 ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

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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 Wisconsin-Madison: acceptance rate tightened -36.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.42).
  • Ohio State University-Main Campus: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.03).
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison: enrollment grew +20.9% over 2013–2023; fitted +651 students/yr fitted, r² 0.85.
  • Ohio State University-Main Campus: enrollment ranged 43,139–45,986 (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 Wisconsin-Madison vs Ohio State University-Main Campus

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Wisconsin-Madison leads on acceptance rate (45.2% vs 60.6% at Ohio State University-Main Campus)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of Wisconsin-Madison leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($73,792 vs $60,409 at Ohio State University-Main Campus)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of Wisconsin-Madison leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($61,275 vs $51,438 at Ohio State University-Main Campus)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Wisconsin-Madison and Ohio State University-Main Campus?▼
University of Wisconsin-Madison leads on acceptance rate at 45.2% versus 60.6% at Ohio State University-Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between University of Wisconsin-Madison and Ohio State University-Main Campus?▼
University of Wisconsin-Madison leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $73,792 versus $60,409 at Ohio State University-Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between University of Wisconsin-Madison and Ohio State University-Main Campus?▼
University of Wisconsin-Madison leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $61,275 versus $51,438 at Ohio State University-Main Campus. 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