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Oklahoma State University-Main Campus vs Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Stillwater, OK · Cambridge, MA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair OK:MA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE OK × MA
  • 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 TWIN-TIGHTEN · adm · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Both acceptance rates tightened, 2013–2023

TWIN-TIGHTEN · adm · 2013–2023

Oklahoma State University-Main Campus and Massachusetts Institute of Technology each posted a directional decline in acceptance rate over the same College Scorecard window, but one squeeze is far steeper than the other.

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology: acceptance rate tightened -41.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.77).
  • Oklahoma State University-Main Campus: acceptance rate tightened -6.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.66).
  • Oklahoma State University-Main Campus: net price ranged $13,188–$16,378 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +16.5% is not a trend (r² 0.16).
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology: net price ranged $5,084–$23,547 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -9.2% is not a trend (r² 0.29).

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: Oklahoma State University-Main Campus vs Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on acceptance rate (4.5% vs 75.0% at Oklahoma State University-Main Campus)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Oklahoma State University-Main Campus leads on in-state tuition ($10,234 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 $46,855 at Oklahoma State University-Main Campus)

Oklahoma State University-Main Campus profile · Massachusetts Institute of Technology profile · Compare other colleges

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Oklahoma State University-Main Campus and Massachusetts Institute of Technology?▼
Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on acceptance rate at 4.5% versus 75.0% at Oklahoma State University-Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Oklahoma State University-Main Campus and Massachusetts Institute of Technology?▼
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus leads on in-state tuition at $10,234 versus $62,396 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Oklahoma State University-Main Campus and Massachusetts Institute of Technology?▼
Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $131,633 versus $46,855 at Oklahoma State University-Main Campus. 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