Western Kentucky University vs University of Notre Dame

Bowling Green, KY · Notre Dame, IN · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair KY:IN

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE KY × IN
  • ACCEPT-SPLIT Admission split
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • 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.

  • University of Notre Dame: acceptance rate tightened -44.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.87).
  • Western Kentucky University: acceptance rate eased +5.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.78).
  • Western Kentucky University: enrollment shrank -22.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -395 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.
  • University of Notre Dame: enrollment grew +5.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +61 students/yr fitted, r² 0.89.

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: Western Kentucky University vs University of Notre Dame

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Notre Dame leads on acceptance rate (11.3% vs 93.9% at Western Kentucky University)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Western Kentucky University leads on in-state tuition ($11,652 vs $65,025 at University of Notre Dame)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Western Kentucky University leads on avg net price ($10,990 vs $26,780 at University of Notre Dame)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Western Kentucky University and University of Notre Dame?
University of Notre Dame leads on acceptance rate at 11.3% versus 93.9% at Western Kentucky University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Western Kentucky University and University of Notre Dame?
Western Kentucky University leads on in-state tuition at $11,652 versus $65,025 at University of Notre Dame. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Western Kentucky University and University of Notre Dame?
Western Kentucky University leads on avg net price at $10,990 versus $26,780 at University of Notre Dame. 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