Vassar College vs University of Notre Dame

Poughkeepsie, NY · Notre Dame, IN · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (6 yr)

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Pair NY:IN

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE NY × IN
  • ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (6 yr)

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.

  • Vassar College: average net price rose +87.3% from $20,386 (2013) to $38,182 (2023), r² 0.90.
  • University of Notre Dame: net price ranged $27,823–$33,025 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -0.1% is not a trend (r² 0.09).
  • Vassar College: acceptance rate tightened -26.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.57).
  • University of Notre Dame: acceptance rate tightened -44.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.87).

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 University of Notre Dame

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of Notre Dame leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($86,210 vs $49,177 at Vassar College)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Notre Dame leads on acceptance rate (11.3% vs 18.6% at Vassar College)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Notre Dame leads on avg net price ($26,780 vs $39,343 at Vassar College)

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Median Earnings (6 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Vassar College and University of Notre Dame?▼
University of Notre Dame leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $86,210 versus $49,177 at Vassar College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Vassar College and University of Notre Dame?▼
University of Notre Dame leads on acceptance rate at 11.3% versus 18.6% at Vassar College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Vassar College and University of Notre Dame?▼
University of Notre Dame leads on avg net price at $26,780 versus $39,343 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); median earnings (6 yr) focus for this pair · 2025