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University of Akron Main Campus vs Columbia University in the City of New York

Akron, OH · New York, NY · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair OH:NY

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE OH × NY
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • 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

University of Akron Main Campus and Columbia University in the City of New York each posted a directional decline in acceptance rate over the same College Scorecard window, but one squeeze is far steeper than the other.

  • Columbia University in the City of New York: acceptance rate tightened -43.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.79).
  • University of Akron Main Campus: acceptance rate tightened -26.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.53).
  • University of Akron Main Campus: net price ranged $14,422–$22,083 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -15.7% is not a trend (r² 0.04).
  • Columbia University in the City of New York: net price ranged $12,836–$24,231 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -11.1% is not a trend (r² 0.09).

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: University of Akron Main Campus vs Columbia University in the City of New York

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Columbia University in the City of New York leads on acceptance rate (4.0% vs 59.7% at University of Akron Main Campus)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Akron Main Campus leads on in-state tuition ($13,135 vs $71,845 at Columbia University in the City of New York)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of Akron Main Campus leads on out-of-state tuition ($20,815 vs $71,845 at Columbia University in the City of New York)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Akron Main Campus and Columbia University in the City of New York?▼
Columbia University in the City of New York leads on acceptance rate at 4.0% versus 59.7% at University of Akron Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Akron Main Campus and Columbia University in the City of New York?▼
University of Akron Main Campus leads on in-state tuition at $13,135 versus $71,845 at Columbia University in the City of New York. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Akron Main Campus and Columbia University in the City of New York?▼
University of Akron Main Campus leads on out-of-state tuition at $20,815 versus $71,845 at Columbia University in the City of New York. 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