Allen University vs Carlow University

Columbia, SC · Pittsburgh, PA · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair SC:PA

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-OUTCOME

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE SC × PA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Carlow University: enrollment shrank -10.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -16 students/yr fitted, r² 0.55.
  • Allen University: enrollment ranged 563–753 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Allen University: net price ranged $11,081–$16,324 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -21.1% is not a trend (r² 0.26).
  • Carlow University: net price ranged $17,005–$21,190 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +11.9% is not a trend (r² 0.18).

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: Allen University vs Carlow University

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Carlow University leads on 150%-time completion (57.6% vs 13.3% at Allen University)
  2. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Carlow University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (73.7% vs 22.9% at Allen University)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Allen University leads on in-state tuition ($14,304 vs $35,874 at Carlow University)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Allen University and Carlow University?
Carlow University leads on 150%-time completion at 57.6% versus 13.3% at Allen University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Allen University and Carlow University?
Carlow University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 73.7% versus 22.9% at Allen University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Allen University and Carlow University?
Allen University leads on in-state tuition at $14,304 versus $35,874 at Carlow University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025