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Florida State University vs George Mason University

Tallahassee, FL · Fairfax, VA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair FL:VA

PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-ACCEPT

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE FL × VA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • 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 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.

  • Florida State University: acceptance rate tightened -55.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.88).
  • George Mason University: acceptance rate eased +43.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.80).
  • Florida State University: enrollment ranged 31,812–33,368 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • George Mason University: enrollment grew +27.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +620 students/yr fitted, r² 0.93.

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: Florida State University vs George Mason University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Florida State University leads on acceptance rate (24.2% vs 87.5% at George Mason University)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Florida State University leads on in-state tuition ($5,656 vs $14,220 at George Mason University)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Florida State University leads on out-of-state tuition ($18,786 vs $38,688 at George Mason University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Florida State University and George Mason University?▼
Florida State University leads on acceptance rate at 24.2% versus 87.5% at George Mason University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Florida State University and George Mason University?▼
Florida State University leads on in-state tuition at $5,656 versus $14,220 at George Mason University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Florida State University and George Mason University?▼
Florida State University leads on out-of-state tuition at $18,786 versus $38,688 at George Mason 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