Westmont College vs Washington University in St Louis

Santa Barbara, CA · St. Louis, MO · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair CA:MO

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE CA × MO
  • ACCEPT-SPLIT Admission split
  • 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 University in St Louis: acceptance rate tightened -23.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.71).
  • Westmont College: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.00).
  • Westmont College: enrollment ranged 1,226–1,314 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Washington University in St Louis: enrollment grew +15.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +104 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: Westmont College vs Washington University in St Louis

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Washington University in St Louis leads on acceptance rate (12.1% vs 77.0% at Westmont College)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Washington University in St Louis leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($78,073 vs $53,737 at Westmont College)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Washington University in St Louis leads on 150%-time completion (94.3% vs 70.2% at Westmont College)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Westmont College and Washington University in St Louis?
Washington University in St Louis leads on acceptance rate at 12.1% versus 77.0% at Westmont College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Westmont College and Washington University in St Louis?
Washington University in St Louis leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $78,073 versus $53,737 at Westmont College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Westmont College and Washington University in St Louis?
Washington University in St Louis leads on 150%-time completion at 94.3% versus 70.2% at Westmont 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