Wofford College vs Johns Hopkins University

Spartanburg, SC · Baltimore, MD · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair SC:MD

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE SC × MD
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • 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 TWIN-TIGHTEN · adm · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Both acceptance rates tightened, 2013–2023

TWIN-TIGHTEN · adm · 2013–2023

Wofford College and Johns Hopkins University each posted a directional decline in acceptance rate over the same College Scorecard window, but one squeeze is far steeper than the other.

  • Johns Hopkins University: acceptance rate tightened -58.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.94).
  • Wofford College: acceptance rate tightened -14.8% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.69).
  • Wofford College: average net price rose +13.8% from $25,459 (2013) to $28,984 (2023), r² 0.78.
  • Johns Hopkins University: average net price fell -31.7% from $26,596 (2013) to $18,161 (2023), r² 0.53.

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: Wofford College vs Johns Hopkins University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Johns Hopkins University leads on acceptance rate (6.4% vs 51.9% at Wofford College)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Johns Hopkins University leads on median debt at graduation ($10,250 vs $25,732 at Wofford College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Johns Hopkins University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($86,306 vs $52,076 at Wofford College)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Wofford College and Johns Hopkins University?
Johns Hopkins University leads on acceptance rate at 6.4% versus 51.9% at Wofford College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Wofford College and Johns Hopkins University?
Johns Hopkins University leads on median debt at graduation at $10,250 versus $25,732 at Wofford College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Wofford College and Johns Hopkins University?
Johns Hopkins University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $86,306 versus $52,076 at Wofford 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