Willamette University vs Stanford University

Salem, OR · Stanford, CA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair OR:CA

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 OR × CA
  • 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.

  • Willamette University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.16).
  • Stanford University: acceptance rate tightened -31.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.71).
  • Willamette University: enrollment shrank -22.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -78 students/yr fitted, r² 0.78.
  • Stanford University: enrollment ranged 6,366–7,841 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

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: Willamette University vs Stanford University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Stanford University leads on acceptance rate (3.6% vs 77.1% at Willamette University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Stanford University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($102,887 vs $38,932 at Willamette University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Stanford University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($124,080 vs $56,911 at Willamette University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Willamette University and Stanford University?
Stanford University leads on acceptance rate at 3.6% versus 77.1% at Willamette University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Willamette University and Stanford University?
Stanford University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $102,887 versus $38,932 at Willamette University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Willamette University and Stanford University?
Stanford University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $124,080 versus $56,911 at Willamette 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