University of Chicago vs Georgetown University

Chicago, IL · Washington, DC · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair IL:DC

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE IL × DC
  • ACCEPT-TIGHT Tight admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • 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 ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Headcount surged on one side only

ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023

University of Chicago posted a brisk directional enrollment rise over 2013–2023 while its peer's size series stays a range, and both acceptance rates tightened. Do not read this as parallel growth under the same selectivity story.

  • University of Chicago: enrollment grew +32.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +218 students/yr fitted, r² 0.96.
  • Georgetown University: enrollment ranged 7,089–7,462 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • University of Chicago: acceptance rate tightened -45.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.85).
  • Georgetown University: acceptance rate tightened -22.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.70).

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 Chicago vs Georgetown University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Chicago leads on acceptance rate (4.5% vs 12.9% at Georgetown University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Chicago leads on avg net price ($14,860 vs $40,815 at Georgetown University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Georgetown University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($103,494 vs $91,885 at University of Chicago)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Chicago and Georgetown University?
University of Chicago leads on acceptance rate at 4.5% versus 12.9% at Georgetown University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between University of Chicago and Georgetown University?
University of Chicago leads on avg net price at $14,860 versus $40,815 at Georgetown University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between University of Chicago and Georgetown University?
Georgetown University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $103,494 versus $91,885 at University of Chicago. 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