Washington & Jefferson College vs University of Virginia-Main Campus

Washington, PA · Charlottesville, VA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair PA:VA

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-ACCEPT

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE PA × VA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • 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.

  • Washington & Jefferson College: acceptance rate eased +105.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.78).
  • University of Virginia-Main Campus: acceptance rate tightened -43.8% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.93).
  • Washington & Jefferson College: enrollment shrank -11.2% over 2013–2023; fitted -23 students/yr fitted, r² 0.64.
  • University of Virginia-Main Campus: enrollment grew +15.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +221 students/yr fitted, r² 0.96.

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: Washington & Jefferson College vs University of Virginia-Main Campus

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Virginia-Main Campus leads on acceptance rate (16.8% vs 80.6% at Washington & Jefferson College)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Washington & Jefferson College leads on out-of-state tuition ($29,392 vs $59,512 at University of Virginia-Main Campus)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA University of Virginia-Main Campus leads on median debt at graduation ($17,500 vs $27,000 at Washington & Jefferson College)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Washington & Jefferson College and University of Virginia-Main Campus?
University of Virginia-Main Campus leads on acceptance rate at 16.8% versus 80.6% at Washington & Jefferson College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Washington & Jefferson College and University of Virginia-Main Campus?
Washington & Jefferson College leads on out-of-state tuition at $29,392 versus $59,512 at University of Virginia-Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Washington & Jefferson College and University of Virginia-Main Campus?
University of Virginia-Main Campus leads on median debt at graduation at $17,500 versus $27,000 at Washington & Jefferson 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