Villanova University vs Golden Gate University

Villanova, PA · San Francisco, CA · largest Scorecard gap: loan repayment rate (completers)

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Pair PA:CA

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · GAP-FOCUS

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE PA × CA
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • GAP-FOCUS Largest gap · Loan Repayment Rate (Completers)

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Golden Gate University: enrollment grew +17.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +17 students/yr fitted, r² 0.44.
  • Villanova University: enrollment ranged 6,779–7,005 (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: Villanova University vs Golden Gate University

  1. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Villanova University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (93.9% vs 65.4% at Golden Gate University)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Villanova University leads on median debt at graduation ($25,874 vs $29,875 at Golden Gate University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Villanova University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($100,423 vs $87,434 at Golden Gate University)

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Loan Repayment Rate (Completers) and other Scorecard questions

On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Villanova University and Golden Gate University?▼
Villanova University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 93.9% versus 65.4% at Golden Gate University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Villanova University and Golden Gate University?▼
Villanova University leads on median debt at graduation at $25,874 versus $29,875 at Golden Gate University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Villanova University and Golden Gate University?▼
Villanova University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $100,423 versus $87,434 at Golden Gate University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); loan repayment rate (completers) focus for this pair · 2025