Yale University vs Georgetown University

New Haven, CT · Washington, DC · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair CT:DC

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE CT × DC
  • ACCEPT-TIGHT Tight admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • 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 ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Headcount surged on one side only

ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023

Yale University posted a brisk directional enrollment rise over 2013–2023 while its peer's size series stays a range, and both acceptance rates tightened. Do not read this as parallel growth under the same selectivity story.

  • Yale University: enrollment grew +25.6% over 2013–2023; fitted +122 students/yr fitted, r² 0.41.
  • Georgetown University: enrollment ranged 7,089–7,462 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Yale University: acceptance rate tightened -36.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.69).
  • Georgetown University: acceptance rate tightened -22.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.70).

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: Yale University vs Georgetown University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Yale University leads on acceptance rate (3.9% vs 12.9% at Georgetown University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Yale University leads on avg net price ($23,777 vs $40,815 at Georgetown University)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Yale University leads on median debt at graduation ($12,975 vs $15,500 at Georgetown University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Yale University and Georgetown University?▼
Yale University leads on acceptance rate at 3.9% versus 12.9% at Georgetown University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Yale University and Georgetown University?▼
Yale University leads on avg net price at $23,777 versus $40,815 at Georgetown University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Yale University and Georgetown University?▼
Yale University leads on median debt at graduation at $12,975 versus $15,500 at Georgetown 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