Massachusetts Institute of Technology vs University of Delaware

Cambridge, MA · Newark, DE · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair MA:DE

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE MA × DE
  • ACCEPT-SPLIT Admission split
  • 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 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.

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology: acceptance rate tightened -41.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.77).
  • University of Delaware: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.15).
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology: enrollment ranged 4,360–4,638 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • University of Delaware: enrollment grew +6.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +78 students/yr fitted, r² 0.43.

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 University of Delaware

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on acceptance rate (4.5% vs 70.6% at University of Delaware)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Delaware leads on in-state tuition ($16,810 vs $62,396 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($131,633 vs $58,846 at University of Delaware)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Massachusetts Institute of Technology and University of Delaware?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on acceptance rate at 4.5% versus 70.6% at University of Delaware. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Massachusetts Institute of Technology and University of Delaware?
University of Delaware leads on in-state tuition at $16,810 versus $62,396 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Massachusetts Institute of Technology and University of Delaware?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $131,633 versus $58,846 at University of Delaware. 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