Massachusetts Institute of Technology vs Dartmouth College

Cambridge, MA · Hanover, NH · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (6 yr)

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Pair MA:NH

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE MA × NH
  • ACCEPT-TIGHT Tight admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (6 yr)

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Both acceptance rates still tightened, so the shared frame is selectivity, not enrollment.

  • Dartmouth College: enrollment grew +5.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +26 students/yr fitted, r² 0.49.
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology: enrollment ranged 4,360–4,638 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology: acceptance rate tightened -41.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.77).
  • Dartmouth College: acceptance rate tightened -36.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.78).

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 Dartmouth College

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($131,633 vs $82,541 at Dartmouth College)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($143,372 vs $97,434 at Dartmouth College)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on avg net price ($20,111 vs $29,519 at Dartmouth College)

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Median Earnings (6 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Dartmouth College?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $131,633 versus $82,541 at Dartmouth College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Dartmouth College?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $143,372 versus $97,434 at Dartmouth College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Dartmouth College?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on avg net price at $20,111 versus $29,519 at Dartmouth College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median earnings (6 yr) focus for this pair · 2025