University of Georgia vs Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Athens, GA · Atlanta, GA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · GA
  • 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 ENROLL-RACE · single · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Both enrollments grew, different paces

ENROLL-RACE · single · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both University of Georgia and Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus across 2013–2023 on similar paces, while acceptance rates tightened on both sides, a growth-under-squeeze pattern rather than a pure size race.

  • Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus: enrollment grew +30.7% over 2013–2023; fitted +396 students/yr fitted, r² 0.90.
  • University of Georgia: enrollment grew +19.9% over 2013–2023; fitted +491 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.
  • University of Georgia: acceptance rate tightened -33.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.88).
  • Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus: acceptance rate tightened -70.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.72).

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 Georgia vs Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus leads on acceptance rate (14.1% vs 37.7% at University of Georgia)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($89,432 vs $57,565 at University of Georgia)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($102,772 vs $68,726 at University of Georgia)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Georgia and Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus?
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus leads on acceptance rate at 14.1% versus 37.7% at University of Georgia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between University of Georgia and Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus?
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $89,432 versus $57,565 at University of Georgia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between University of Georgia and Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus?
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $102,772 versus $68,726 at University of Georgia. 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