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