Colgate University vs Johns Hopkins University

Hamilton, NY · Baltimore, MD · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

Scorecard match plate

Pair NY:MD

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE NY × MD
  • ACCEPT-TIGHT Tight admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • 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 TWIN-TIGHTEN · adm · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Both acceptance rates tightened, 2013–2023

TWIN-TIGHTEN · adm · 2013–2023

Colgate University and Johns Hopkins University each posted a directional decline in acceptance rate over the same College Scorecard window. The squeeze is shared; the magnitude is close.

  • Johns Hopkins University: acceptance rate tightened -58.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.94).
  • Colgate University: acceptance rate tightened -54.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.64).
  • Colgate University: average net price rose +63.3% from $17,711 (2013) to $28,920 (2023), r² 0.59.
  • Johns Hopkins University: average net price fell -31.7% from $26,596 (2013) to $18,161 (2023), r² 0.53.

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: Colgate University vs Johns Hopkins University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Johns Hopkins University leads on acceptance rate (6.4% vs 13.9% at Colgate University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Johns Hopkins University leads on avg net price ($18,809 vs $28,786 at Colgate University)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Johns Hopkins University leads on median debt at graduation ($10,250 vs $15,000 at Colgate University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Colgate University and Johns Hopkins University?
Johns Hopkins University leads on acceptance rate at 6.4% versus 13.9% at Colgate University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Colgate University and Johns Hopkins University?
Johns Hopkins University leads on avg net price at $18,809 versus $28,786 at Colgate University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Colgate University and Johns Hopkins University?
Johns Hopkins University leads on median debt at graduation at $10,250 versus $15,000 at Colgate 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