Massachusetts Institute of Technology vs Cal Poly Maritime Academy

Cambridge, MA · Vallejo, CA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair MA:CA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE MA × CA
  • ACCEPT-SPLIT Admission split
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • 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

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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.

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology: acceptance rate tightened -41.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.77).
  • Cal Poly Maritime Academy: acceptance rate eased +32.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.67).
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology: enrollment ranged 4,360–4,638 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Cal Poly Maritime Academy: enrollment shrank -27.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -32 students/yr fitted, r² 0.82.

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 Institute of Technology vs Cal Poly Maritime Academy

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on acceptance rate (4.5% vs 95.0% at Cal Poly Maritime Academy)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Cal Poly Maritime Academy leads on in-state tuition ($9,944 vs $62,396 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Cal Poly Maritime Academy leads on out-of-state tuition ($22,544 vs $62,396 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Cal Poly Maritime Academy?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on acceptance rate at 4.5% versus 95.0% at Cal Poly Maritime Academy. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Cal Poly Maritime Academy?
Cal Poly Maritime Academy leads on in-state tuition at $9,944 versus $62,396 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Cal Poly Maritime Academy?
Cal Poly Maritime Academy leads on out-of-state tuition at $22,544 versus $62,396 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 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