Wellesley College vs Davidson College

Wellesley, MA · Davidson, NC · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair MA:NC

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE MA × NC
  • ACCEPT-TIGHT Tight admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

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. Both acceptance rates still tightened, so the shared frame is selectivity, not enrollment.

  • Davidson College: enrollment grew +6.7% over 2013–2023; fitted +20 students/yr fitted, r² 0.71.
  • Wellesley College: enrollment ranged 2,172–2,392 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Wellesley College: acceptance rate tightened -52.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.91).
  • Davidson College: acceptance rate tightened -43.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.85).

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: Wellesley College vs Davidson College

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Wellesley College leads on median debt at graduation ($10,000 vs $18,688 at Davidson College)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Davidson College leads on avg net price ($17,379 vs $25,496 at Wellesley College)
  3. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Davidson College leads on acceptance rate (13.4% vs 14.1% at Wellesley College)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Wellesley College and Davidson College?▼
Wellesley College leads on median debt at graduation at $10,000 versus $18,688 at Davidson College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Wellesley College and Davidson College?▼
Davidson College leads on avg net price at $17,379 versus $25,496 at Wellesley College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Wellesley College and Davidson College?▼
Davidson College leads on acceptance rate at 13.4% versus 14.1% at Wellesley 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 debt at graduation focus for this pair · 2025