Purdue University Fort Wayne vs Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Fort Wayne, IN · Cambridge, MA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE IN × 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 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).
  • Purdue University Fort Wayne: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.21).
  • Purdue University Fort Wayne: enrollment shrank -44.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -465 students/yr fitted, r² 0.99.
  • 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

Largest gaps: Purdue University Fort Wayne vs Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on acceptance rate (4.5% vs 83.9% at Purdue University Fort Wayne)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Purdue University Fort Wayne leads on in-state tuition ($9,532 vs $62,396 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($143,372 vs $45,872 at Purdue University Fort Wayne)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Purdue University Fort Wayne and Massachusetts Institute of Technology?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on acceptance rate at 4.5% versus 83.9% at Purdue University Fort Wayne. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Purdue University Fort Wayne and Massachusetts Institute of Technology?
Purdue University Fort Wayne leads on in-state tuition at $9,532 versus $62,396 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Purdue University Fort Wayne and Massachusetts Institute of Technology?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $143,372 versus $45,872 at Purdue University Fort Wayne. 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