Reed College vs Georgetown University

Portland, OR · Washington, DC · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (6 yr)

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Pair OR:DC

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-PAR · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-EARN

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE OR × DC
  • ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (6 yr)

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.

  • Reed College: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.17).
  • Georgetown University: acceptance rate tightened -22.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.70).
  • Reed College: enrollment ranged 1,335–1,521 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Georgetown University: enrollment ranged 7,089–7,462 (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: Reed College vs Georgetown University

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Georgetown University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($83,222 vs $38,607 at Reed College)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Georgetown University leads on acceptance rate (12.9% vs 24.6% at Reed College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Georgetown University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($103,494 vs $62,927 at Reed College)

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Median Earnings (6 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Reed College and Georgetown University?▼
Georgetown University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $83,222 versus $38,607 at Reed College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Reed College and Georgetown University?▼
Georgetown University leads on acceptance rate at 12.9% versus 24.6% at Reed College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Reed College and Georgetown University?▼
Georgetown University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $103,494 versus $62,927 at Reed College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median earnings (6 yr) focus for this pair · 2025