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Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus vs University of Pennsylvania

Atlanta, GA · Philadelphia, PA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair GA:PA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE GA × PA
  • ACCEPT-TIGHT Tight admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-State Tuition

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.

  • University of Pennsylvania: net price ranged $14,851–$31,229 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +36.1% is not a trend (r² 0.03).
  • Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus: average net price rose +20.2% from $11,053 (2013) to $13,289 (2023), r² 0.62.
  • Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus: acceptance rate tightened -70.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.72).
  • University of Pennsylvania: acceptance rate tightened -52.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.89).

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: Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus vs University of Pennsylvania

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus leads on in-state tuition ($12,058 vs $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Pennsylvania leads on acceptance rate (5.4% vs 14.1% at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus leads on avg net price ($12,116 vs $28,699 at University of Pennsylvania)

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus profile · University of Pennsylvania profile · Compare other colleges

In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus and University of Pennsylvania?▼
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus leads on in-state tuition at $12,058 versus $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus and University of Pennsylvania?▼
University of Pennsylvania leads on acceptance rate at 5.4% versus 14.1% at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus and University of Pennsylvania?▼
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus leads on avg net price at $12,116 versus $28,699 at University of Pennsylvania. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025