Morgan State University vs University of Pennsylvania

Baltimore, MD · Philadelphia, PA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair MD:PA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE MD × PA
  • ACCEPT-SPLIT Admission split
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • 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.

  • University of Pennsylvania: acceptance rate tightened -52.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.89).
  • Morgan State University: acceptance rate eased +44.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.78).
  • Morgan State University: enrollment grew +33.8% over 2013–2023; fitted +164 students/yr fitted, r² 0.64.
  • University of Pennsylvania: enrollment ranged 10,507–10,774 (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: Morgan State University vs University of Pennsylvania

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Pennsylvania leads on acceptance rate (5.4% vs 82.2% at Morgan State University)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Morgan State University leads on in-state tuition ($8,229 vs $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Morgan State University leads on out-of-state tuition ($19,124 vs $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Morgan State University and University of Pennsylvania?
University of Pennsylvania leads on acceptance rate at 5.4% versus 82.2% at Morgan State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Morgan State University and University of Pennsylvania?
Morgan State University leads on in-state tuition at $8,229 versus $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Morgan State University and University of Pennsylvania?
Morgan State University leads on out-of-state tuition at $19,124 versus $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania. 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