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Alcorn State University vs Carnegie Mellon University

Alcorn State, MS · Pittsburgh, PA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair MS:PA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE MS × PA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-State Tuition

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

Alcorn State University and Carnegie Mellon University each posted a directional decline in acceptance rate over the same College Scorecard window. The squeeze is shared; the magnitude is close.

  • Alcorn State University: acceptance rate tightened -70.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.78).
  • Carnegie Mellon University: acceptance rate tightened -55.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.95).
  • Alcorn State University: net price ranged $13,360–$17,838 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +5.1% is not a trend (r² 0.08).
  • Carnegie Mellon University: net price ranged $31,102–$37,846 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -5.1% is not a trend (r² 0.04).

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: Alcorn State University vs Carnegie Mellon University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Alcorn State University leads on in-state tuition ($8,785 vs $66,246 at Carnegie Mellon University)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Alcorn State University leads on out-of-state tuition ($8,785 vs $66,246 at Carnegie Mellon University)
  3. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Carnegie Mellon University leads on acceptance rate (11.7% vs 45.3% at Alcorn State University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Alcorn State University and Carnegie Mellon University?▼
Alcorn State University leads on in-state tuition at $8,785 versus $66,246 at Carnegie Mellon University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Alcorn State University and Carnegie Mellon University?▼
Alcorn State University leads on out-of-state tuition at $8,785 versus $66,246 at Carnegie Mellon University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Alcorn State University and Carnegie Mellon University?▼
Carnegie Mellon University leads on acceptance rate at 11.7% versus 45.3% at Alcorn 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); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025