Wofford College vs Davidson College

Spartanburg, SC · Davidson, NC · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair SC:NC

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE SC × NC
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • 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 ENROLL-RACE · single · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Both enrollments grew, different paces

ENROLL-RACE · single · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both Wofford College and Davidson College across 2013–2023 on similar paces, while acceptance rates tightened on both sides, a growth-under-squeeze pattern rather than a pure size race.

  • Wofford College: enrollment grew +16.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +23 students/yr fitted, r² 0.88.
  • Davidson College: enrollment grew +6.7% over 2013–2023; fitted +20 students/yr fitted, r² 0.71.
  • Wofford College: acceptance rate tightened -14.8% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.69).
  • 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: Wofford College vs Davidson College

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Davidson College leads on acceptance rate (13.4% vs 51.9% at Wofford College)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Davidson College leads on median debt at graduation ($18,688 vs $25,732 at Wofford College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Davidson College leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($62,866 vs $52,076 at Wofford College)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Wofford College and Davidson College?
Davidson College leads on acceptance rate at 13.4% versus 51.9% at Wofford College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Wofford College and Davidson College?
Davidson College leads on median debt at graduation at $18,688 versus $25,732 at Wofford College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Wofford College and Davidson College?
Davidson College leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $62,866 versus $52,076 at Wofford 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