Johns Hopkins University vs Williams College

Baltimore, MD · Williamstown, MA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair MD:MA

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE MD × MA
  • ACCEPT-TIGHT Tight admission
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • 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 NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • Johns Hopkins University: average net price fell -31.7% from $26,596 (2013) to $18,161 (2023), r² 0.53.
  • Williams College: net price ranged $14,739–$26,775 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -29.1% is not a trend (r² 0.09).
  • Johns Hopkins University: acceptance rate tightened -58.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.94).
  • Williams College: acceptance rate tightened -41.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.80).

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 Williams College

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Johns Hopkins University leads on acceptance rate (6.4% vs 8.3% at Williams College)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Johns Hopkins University leads on median debt at graduation ($10,250 vs $12,761 at Williams College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Johns Hopkins University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($86,306 vs $71,754 at Williams College)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Johns Hopkins University and Williams College?
Johns Hopkins University leads on acceptance rate at 6.4% versus 8.3% at Williams College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Johns Hopkins University and Williams College?
Johns Hopkins University leads on median debt at graduation at $10,250 versus $12,761 at Williams College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Johns Hopkins University and Williams College?
Johns Hopkins University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $86,306 versus $71,754 at Williams College. 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