Cornell University vs Indiana University-Bloomington

Ithaca, NY · Bloomington, IN · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair NY:IN

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE NY × IN
  • ACCEPT-SPLIT Admission split
  • 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 ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Selectivity moved on only one side of this board

ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, one school's acceptance-rate series clears the r² ≥ 0.40 floor while the other does not. Read the directional claim as one-sided, then check the companion metric below.

  • Cornell University: acceptance rate tightened -47.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.94).
  • Indiana University-Bloomington: acceptance rate eased +11.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.65).
  • Cornell University: enrollment grew +11.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +168 students/yr fitted, r² 0.87.
  • Indiana University-Bloomington: enrollment grew +14.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +350 students/yr fitted, r² 0.69.

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: Cornell University vs Indiana University-Bloomington

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Cornell University leads on acceptance rate (8.8% vs 78.2% at Indiana University-Bloomington)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Indiana University-Bloomington leads on in-state tuition ($12,144 vs $69,314 at Cornell University)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Indiana University-Bloomington leads on avg net price ($16,264 vs $28,690 at Cornell University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Cornell University and Indiana University-Bloomington?
Cornell University leads on acceptance rate at 8.8% versus 78.2% at Indiana University-Bloomington. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Cornell University and Indiana University-Bloomington?
Indiana University-Bloomington leads on in-state tuition at $12,144 versus $69,314 at Cornell University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Cornell University and Indiana University-Bloomington?
Indiana University-Bloomington leads on avg net price at $16,264 versus $28,690 at Cornell 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