Whitman College vs Fordham University

Walla Walla, WA · Bronx, NY · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair WA:NY

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE WA × NY
  • 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 NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Fordham University: average net price rose +27.3% from $33,446 (2013) to $42,581 (2023), r² 0.75.
  • Whitman College: net price ranged $29,549–$43,488 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +2.2% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • Whitman College: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.07).
  • Fordham University: acceptance rate eased +19.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.56).

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: Whitman College vs Fordham University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Whitman College leads on acceptance rate (38.1% vs 59.3% at Fordham University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Fordham University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($68,008 vs $45,594 at Whitman College)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Whitman College leads on avg net price ($33,313 vs $44,338 at Fordham University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Whitman College and Fordham University?
Whitman College leads on acceptance rate at 38.1% versus 59.3% at Fordham University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Whitman College and Fordham University?
Fordham University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $68,008 versus $45,594 at Whitman College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Whitman College and Fordham University?
Whitman College leads on avg net price at $33,313 versus $44,338 at Fordham 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