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University of Minnesota-Twin Cities vs University of Maryland-College Park

Minneapolis, MN · College Park, MD · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair MN:MD

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MN × MD
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • 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 · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • University of Maryland-College Park: enrollment grew +16.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +439 students/yr fitted, r² 0.77.
  • University of Minnesota-Twin Cities: enrollment ranged 30,135–31,535 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • University of Minnesota-Twin Cities: acceptance rate eased +73.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.90).
  • University of Maryland-College Park: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.00).

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 Minnesota-Twin Cities vs University of Maryland-College Park

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Maryland-College Park leads on acceptance rate (44.8% vs 79.8% at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Maryland-College Park leads on in-state tuition ($11,809 vs $17,214 at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of Maryland-College Park leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($82,860 vs $69,020 at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities)

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities profile · University of Maryland-College Park profile · Compare other colleges

Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and University of Maryland-College Park?▼
University of Maryland-College Park leads on acceptance rate at 44.8% versus 79.8% at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and University of Maryland-College Park?▼
University of Maryland-College Park leads on in-state tuition at $11,809 versus $17,214 at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and University of Maryland-College Park?▼
University of Maryland-College Park leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $82,860 versus $69,020 at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. 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