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Western Connecticut State University vs Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Danbury, CT · Atlanta, GA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair CT:GA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE CT × GA
  • 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.

  • Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus: acceptance rate tightened -70.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.72).
  • Western Connecticut State University: acceptance rate eased +24.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.67).
  • Western Connecticut State University: enrollment shrank -33.8% over 2013–2023; fitted -174 students/yr fitted, r² 0.87.
  • Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus: enrollment grew +30.7% over 2013–2023; fitted +396 students/yr fitted, r² 0.90.

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: Western Connecticut State University vs Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus leads on acceptance rate (14.1% vs 87.0% at Western Connecticut State University)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Western Connecticut State University leads on out-of-state tuition ($16,901 vs $34,484 at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($89,432 vs $45,997 at Western Connecticut State University)

Western Connecticut State University profile · Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus profile · Compare other colleges

Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Western Connecticut State University and Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus?▼
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus leads on acceptance rate at 14.1% versus 87.0% at Western Connecticut State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Western Connecticut State University and Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus?▼
Western Connecticut State University leads on out-of-state tuition at $16,901 versus $34,484 at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Western Connecticut State University and Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus?▼
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $89,432 versus $45,997 at Western Connecticut State University. 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