Barnard College vs Georgetown University

New York, NY · Washington, DC · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair NY:DC

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE NY × DC
  • ACCEPT-TIGHT Tight admission
  • 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.

  • Barnard College: average net price rose +48.2% from $26,487 (2013) to $39,253 (2023), r² 0.61.
  • Georgetown University: net price ranged $24,570–$39,433 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +41.8% is not a trend (r² 0.33).
  • Barnard College: acceptance rate tightened -61.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.91).
  • Georgetown University: acceptance rate tightened -22.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.70).

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: Barnard College vs Georgetown University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Barnard College leads on acceptance rate (8.8% vs 12.9% at Georgetown University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Barnard College leads on avg net price ($28,800 vs $40,815 at Georgetown University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Georgetown University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($83,222 vs $60,411 at Barnard College)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Barnard College and Georgetown University?
Barnard College leads on acceptance rate at 8.8% versus 12.9% at Georgetown University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Barnard College and Georgetown University?
Barnard College leads on avg net price at $28,800 versus $40,815 at Georgetown University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Barnard College and Georgetown University?
Georgetown University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $83,222 versus $60,411 at Barnard 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