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Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts vs Columbia University in the City of New York

North Adams, MA · New York, NY · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-SPLIT · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-ACCEPT

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE MA × NY
  • ACCEPT-SPLIT Admission split
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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.

  • Columbia University in the City of New York: acceptance rate tightened -43.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.79).
  • Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts: acceptance rate eased +37.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.91).
  • Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts: enrollment shrank -49.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -84 students/yr fitted, r² 0.91.
  • Columbia University in the City of New York: enrollment grew +11.7% over 2013–2023; fitted +92 students/yr fitted, r² 0.74.

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: Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts vs Columbia University in the City of New York

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Columbia University in the City of New York leads on acceptance rate (4.0% vs 89.7% at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts leads on in-state tuition ($12,436 vs $71,845 at Columbia University in the City of New York)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts leads on out-of-state tuition ($21,381 vs $71,845 at Columbia University in the City of New York)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and Columbia University in the City of New York?▼
Columbia University in the City of New York leads on acceptance rate at 4.0% versus 89.7% at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and Columbia University in the City of New York?▼
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts leads on in-state tuition at $12,436 versus $71,845 at Columbia University in the City of New York. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and Columbia University in the City of New York?▼
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts leads on out-of-state tuition at $21,381 versus $71,845 at Columbia University in the City of New York. 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