Metropolitan College of New York vs Northwestern University

New York, NY · Evanston, IL · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair NY:IL

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE NY × IL
  • 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

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.

  • Northwestern University: acceptance rate tightened -53.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.86).
  • Metropolitan College of New York: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.08).
  • Metropolitan College of New York: enrollment shrank -52.8% over 2013–2023; fitted -57 students/yr fitted, r² 0.91.
  • Northwestern University: enrollment ranged 8,401–8,960 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

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: Metropolitan College of New York vs Northwestern University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Northwestern University leads on acceptance rate (7.7% vs 90.0% at Metropolitan College of New York)
  2. RETENTION-RATE Northwestern University leads on retention rate (98.1% vs 20.0% at Metropolitan College of New York)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Northwestern University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (91.3% vs 21.2% at Metropolitan College of New York)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Metropolitan College of New York and Northwestern University?▼
Northwestern University leads on acceptance rate at 7.7% versus 90.0% at Metropolitan College of New York. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On retention rate, who leads between Metropolitan College of New York and Northwestern University?▼
Northwestern University leads on retention rate at 98.1% versus 20.0% at Metropolitan College of New York. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Metropolitan College of New York and Northwestern University?▼
Northwestern University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 91.3% versus 21.2% at Metropolitan College 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