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Loyola Marymount University vs Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Los Angeles, CA · Cambridge, MA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair CA:MA

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE CA × MA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • 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

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.

  • Loyola Marymount University: average net price rose +31.1% from $34,879 (2013) to $45,723 (2023), r² 0.46.
  • 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).
  • Loyola Marymount University: acceptance rate tightened -25.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.77).
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology: acceptance rate tightened -41.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.77).

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: Loyola Marymount University vs Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on acceptance rate (4.5% vs 45.1% at Loyola Marymount University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on avg net price ($20,111 vs $48,381 at Loyola Marymount University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($131,633 vs $62,763 at Loyola Marymount University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Loyola Marymount University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology?▼
Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on acceptance rate at 4.5% versus 45.1% at Loyola Marymount University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Loyola Marymount University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology?▼
Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on avg net price at $20,111 versus $48,381 at Loyola Marymount University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Loyola Marymount University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology?▼
Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $131,633 versus $62,763 at Loyola Marymount 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