Wright State University-Main Campus vs Vanderbilt University

Dayton, OH · Nashville, TN · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair OH:TN

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE OH × TN
  • ACCEPT-SPLIT Admission split
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • 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 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.

  • Vanderbilt University: average net price rose +9.8% from $17,340 (2013) to $19,040 (2023), r² 0.57.
  • Wright State University-Main Campus: net price ranged $14,101–$16,823 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -5.4% is not a trend (r² 0.05).
  • Wright State University-Main Campus: enrollment shrank -47.9% over 2013–2023; fitted -710 students/yr fitted, r² 0.94.
  • Vanderbilt University: enrollment grew +5.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +38 students/yr fitted, r² 0.82.

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: Wright State University-Main Campus vs Vanderbilt University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Vanderbilt University leads on acceptance rate (5.9% vs 96.3% at Wright State University-Main Campus)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Wright State University-Main Campus leads on in-state tuition ($11,522 vs $67,498 at Vanderbilt University)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Wright State University-Main Campus leads on out-of-state tuition ($21,222 vs $67,498 at Vanderbilt University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Wright State University-Main Campus and Vanderbilt University?
Vanderbilt University leads on acceptance rate at 5.9% versus 96.3% at Wright State University-Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Wright State University-Main Campus and Vanderbilt University?
Wright State University-Main Campus leads on in-state tuition at $11,522 versus $67,498 at Vanderbilt University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Wright State University-Main Campus and Vanderbilt University?
Wright State University-Main Campus leads on out-of-state tuition at $21,222 versus $67,498 at Vanderbilt 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