PlainCollege

West Virginia University Institute of Technology vs Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Beckley, WV · Cambridge, MA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

Scorecard match plate

Pair WV:MA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE WV × MA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • 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.

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology: acceptance rate tightened -41.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.77).
  • West Virginia University Institute of Technology: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.17).
  • West Virginia University Institute of Technology: enrollment ranged 1,009–1,295 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • 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

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: West Virginia University Institute of Technology vs Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on acceptance rate (4.5% vs 36.7% at West Virginia University Institute of Technology)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION West Virginia University Institute of Technology leads on in-state tuition ($8,424 vs $62,396 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI West Virginia University Institute of Technology leads on out-of-state tuition ($21,072 vs $62,396 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

West Virginia University Institute of Technology profile · Massachusetts Institute of Technology profile · Compare other colleges

Also on the Scorecard board

Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between West Virginia University Institute of Technology and Massachusetts Institute of Technology?▼
Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on acceptance rate at 4.5% versus 36.7% at West Virginia University Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between West Virginia University Institute of Technology and Massachusetts Institute of Technology?▼
West Virginia University Institute of Technology leads on in-state tuition at $8,424 versus $62,396 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between West Virginia University Institute of Technology and Massachusetts Institute of Technology?▼
West Virginia University Institute of Technology leads on out-of-state tuition at $21,072 versus $62,396 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 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