University of Missouri-Columbia vs Babson College

Columbia, MO · Wellesley, MA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair MO:MA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE MO × MA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • 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 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.

  • Babson College: acceptance rate tightened -30.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.48).
  • University of Missouri-Columbia: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.02).
  • University of Missouri-Columbia: enrollment shrank -13.0% over 2013–2023; fitted -490 students/yr fitted, r² 0.61.
  • Babson College: enrollment grew +28.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +62 students/yr fitted, r² 0.93.

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 Missouri-Columbia vs Babson College

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Babson College leads on acceptance rate (17.1% vs 78.5% at University of Missouri-Columbia)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Missouri-Columbia leads on in-state tuition ($14,837 vs $57,152 at Babson College)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Missouri-Columbia leads on avg net price ($20,268 vs $40,514 at Babson College)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Missouri-Columbia and Babson College?
Babson College leads on acceptance rate at 17.1% versus 78.5% at University of Missouri-Columbia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Missouri-Columbia and Babson College?
University of Missouri-Columbia leads on in-state tuition at $14,837 versus $57,152 at Babson College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between University of Missouri-Columbia and Babson College?
University of Missouri-Columbia leads on avg net price at $20,268 versus $40,514 at Babson College. 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