Wake Forest University vs Fresno Pacific University

Winston-Salem, NC · Fresno, CA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair NC:CA

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE NC × CA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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.

  • Wake Forest University: acceptance rate tightened -38.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.71).
  • Fresno Pacific University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.02).
  • Wake Forest University: enrollment grew +13.7% over 2013–2023; fitted +78 students/yr fitted, r² 0.94.
  • Fresno Pacific University: enrollment ranged 1,614–2,888 (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: Wake Forest University vs Fresno Pacific University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Wake Forest University leads on acceptance rate (21.7% vs 64.1% at Fresno Pacific University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Fresno Pacific University leads on avg net price ($13,630 vs $28,719 at Wake Forest University)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Fresno Pacific University leads on in-state tuition ($36,660 vs $67,642 at Wake Forest University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Wake Forest University and Fresno Pacific University?
Wake Forest University leads on acceptance rate at 21.7% versus 64.1% at Fresno Pacific University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Wake Forest University and Fresno Pacific University?
Fresno Pacific University leads on avg net price at $13,630 versus $28,719 at Wake Forest University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Wake Forest University and Fresno Pacific University?
Fresno Pacific University leads on in-state tuition at $36,660 versus $67,642 at Wake Forest University. 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