Johns Hopkins University vs George Washington University

Baltimore, MD · Washington, DC · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair MD:DC

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE MD × DC
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • 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 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.

  • Johns Hopkins University: acceptance rate tightened -58.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.94).
  • George Washington University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.34).
  • Johns Hopkins University: enrollment shrank -5.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -29 students/yr fitted, r² 0.44.
  • George Washington University: enrollment ranged 10,121–12,161 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

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: Johns Hopkins University vs George Washington University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Johns Hopkins University leads on acceptance rate (6.4% vs 47.1% at George Washington University)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Johns Hopkins University leads on median debt at graduation ($10,250 vs $20,449 at George Washington University)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Johns Hopkins University leads on avg net price ($18,809 vs $36,586 at George Washington University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Johns Hopkins University and George Washington University?
Johns Hopkins University leads on acceptance rate at 6.4% versus 47.1% at George Washington University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Johns Hopkins University and George Washington University?
Johns Hopkins University leads on median debt at graduation at $10,250 versus $20,449 at George Washington University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Johns Hopkins University and George Washington University?
Johns Hopkins University leads on avg net price at $18,809 versus $36,586 at George Washington 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