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New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology vs Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Socorro, NM · Cambridge, MA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair NM:MA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE NM × MA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • 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.

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology: acceptance rate tightened -41.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.77).
  • New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.39).
  • New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology: enrollment shrank -24.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -44 students/yr fitted, r² 0.95.
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology: enrollment ranged 4,360–4,638 (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: New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology vs Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on acceptance rate (4.5% vs 44.5% at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology leads on in-state tuition ($9,476 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 $54,530 at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology and Massachusetts Institute of Technology?▼
Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on acceptance rate at 4.5% versus 44.5% at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology and Massachusetts Institute of Technology?▼
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology leads on in-state tuition at $9,476 versus $62,396 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology and Massachusetts Institute of Technology?▼
Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $131,633 versus $54,530 at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. 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