Vassar College vs George Washington University

Poughkeepsie, NY · Washington, DC · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair NY:DC

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE NY × DC
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • 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 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.

  • George Washington University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.34).
  • Vassar College: acceptance rate tightened -26.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.57).
  • Vassar College: enrollment ranged 2,323–2,500 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • George Washington University: enrollment ranged 10,121–12,161 (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: Vassar College vs George Washington University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Vassar College leads on acceptance rate (18.6% vs 47.1% at George Washington University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 George Washington University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($71,607 vs $49,177 at Vassar College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 George Washington University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($90,873 vs $71,366 at Vassar College)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Vassar College and George Washington University?
Vassar College leads on acceptance rate at 18.6% versus 47.1% at George Washington University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Vassar College and George Washington University?
George Washington University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $71,607 versus $49,177 at Vassar College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Vassar College and George Washington University?
George Washington University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $90,873 versus $71,366 at Vassar College. 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