University of Maryland-College Park vs Massachusetts Institute of Technology

College Park, MD · Cambridge, MA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair MD:MA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE MD × MA
  • 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

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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).
  • University of Maryland-College Park: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.00).
  • University of Maryland-College Park: enrollment grew +16.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +439 students/yr fitted, r² 0.77.
  • 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: University of Maryland-College Park vs Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on acceptance rate (4.5% vs 44.8% at University of Maryland-College Park)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Maryland-College Park leads on in-state tuition ($11,809 vs $62,396 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($131,633 vs $67,785 at University of Maryland-College Park)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Maryland-College Park and Massachusetts Institute of Technology?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on acceptance rate at 4.5% versus 44.8% at University of Maryland-College Park. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Maryland-College Park and Massachusetts Institute of Technology?
University of Maryland-College Park leads on in-state tuition at $11,809 versus $62,396 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between University of Maryland-College Park and Massachusetts Institute of Technology?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $131,633 versus $67,785 at University of Maryland-College Park. 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