Georgetown University vs Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Washington, DC · Cambridge, MA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair DC:MA

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE DC × MA
  • ACCEPT-TIGHT Tight admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • 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

Georgetown University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology each posted a directional decline in acceptance rate over the same College Scorecard window, but one squeeze is far steeper than the other.

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology: acceptance rate tightened -41.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.77).
  • Georgetown University: acceptance rate tightened -22.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.70).
  • 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).
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology: net price ranged $5,084–$23,547 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -9.2% is not a trend (r² 0.29).

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: Georgetown University vs Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on acceptance rate (4.5% vs 12.9% at Georgetown University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on avg net price ($20,111 vs $40,815 at Georgetown University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($131,633 vs $83,222 at Georgetown University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Georgetown University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology?▼
Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on acceptance rate at 4.5% versus 12.9% at Georgetown University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Georgetown University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology?▼
Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on avg net price at $20,111 versus $40,815 at Georgetown University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Georgetown University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology?▼
Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $131,633 versus $83,222 at Georgetown 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