University of Chicago vs Illinois Institute of Technology

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

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Pair IL:IL

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · IL
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • 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 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.

  • University of Chicago: acceptance rate tightened -45.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.85).
  • Illinois Institute of Technology: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.37).
  • University of Chicago: enrollment grew +32.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +218 students/yr fitted, r² 0.96.
  • Illinois Institute of Technology: enrollment ranged 2,763–3,046 (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: University of Chicago vs Illinois Institute of Technology

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Chicago leads on acceptance rate (4.5% vs 54.9% at Illinois Institute of Technology)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA University of Chicago leads on median debt at graduation ($15,000 vs $25,000 at Illinois Institute of Technology)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Illinois Institute of Technology leads on in-state tuition ($52,386 vs $70,662 at University of Chicago)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Chicago and Illinois Institute of Technology?
University of Chicago leads on acceptance rate at 4.5% versus 54.9% at Illinois Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between University of Chicago and Illinois Institute of Technology?
University of Chicago leads on median debt at graduation at $15,000 versus $25,000 at Illinois Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Chicago and Illinois Institute of Technology?
Illinois Institute of Technology leads on in-state tuition at $52,386 versus $70,662 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