Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania vs Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Shippensburg, PA · Cambridge, MA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair PA:MA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE PA × 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).
  • Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.23).
  • Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania: enrollment shrank -35.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -228 students/yr fitted, r² 0.98.
  • 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: Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania vs Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on acceptance rate (4.5% vs 86.5% at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania leads on in-state tuition ($13,720 vs $62,396 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania leads on out-of-state tuition ($15,974 vs $62,396 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania and Massachusetts Institute of Technology?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on acceptance rate at 4.5% versus 86.5% at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania and Massachusetts Institute of Technology?
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania leads on in-state tuition at $13,720 versus $62,396 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania and Massachusetts Institute of Technology?
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania leads on out-of-state tuition at $15,974 versus $62,396 at Massachusetts Institute of 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