Boston College vs Georgetown University

Chestnut Hill, MA · Washington, DC · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair MA:DC

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE MA × DC
  • ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • 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.

  • 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).
  • Boston College: average net price rose +20.6% from $33,070 (2013) to $39,866 (2023), r² 0.88.
  • Boston College: acceptance rate tightened -51.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.82).
  • 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: Boston College vs Georgetown University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Georgetown University leads on acceptance rate (12.9% vs 16.4% at Boston College)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Georgetown University leads on median debt at graduation ($15,500 vs $19,000 at Boston College)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Georgetown University leads on 150%-time completion (94.5% vs 90.9% at Boston College)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Boston College and Georgetown University?
Georgetown University leads on acceptance rate at 12.9% versus 16.4% at Boston College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Boston College and Georgetown University?
Georgetown University leads on median debt at graduation at $15,500 versus $19,000 at Boston College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Boston College and Georgetown University?
Georgetown University leads on 150%-time completion at 94.5% versus 90.9% at Boston 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