University of Massachusetts-Lowell vs Johns Hopkins University

Lowell, MA · Baltimore, MD · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair MA:MD

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE MA × MD
  • ACCEPT-SPLIT Admission split
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • 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 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.

  • Johns Hopkins University: acceptance rate tightened -58.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.94).
  • University of Massachusetts-Lowell: acceptance rate eased +33.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.86).
  • University of Massachusetts-Lowell: enrollment ranged 11,632–13,601 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Johns Hopkins University: enrollment shrank -5.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -29 students/yr fitted, r² 0.44.

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 Massachusetts-Lowell vs Johns Hopkins University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Johns Hopkins University leads on acceptance rate (6.4% vs 83.0% at University of Massachusetts-Lowell)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Massachusetts-Lowell leads on in-state tuition ($16,966 vs $65,230 at Johns Hopkins University)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Johns Hopkins University leads on median debt at graduation ($10,250 vs $23,704 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Massachusetts-Lowell and Johns Hopkins University?
Johns Hopkins University leads on acceptance rate at 6.4% versus 83.0% at University of Massachusetts-Lowell. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Massachusetts-Lowell and Johns Hopkins University?
University of Massachusetts-Lowell leads on in-state tuition at $16,966 versus $65,230 at Johns Hopkins University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between University of Massachusetts-Lowell and Johns Hopkins University?
Johns Hopkins University leads on median debt at graduation at $10,250 versus $23,704 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell. 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