Athena Career Academy vs University of Pennsylvania

Toledo, OH · Philadelphia, PA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair OH:PA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE OH × PA
  • ACCEPT-SPLIT Admission split
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price 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 NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • University of Pennsylvania: net price ranged $14,851–$31,229 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +36.1% is not a trend (r² 0.03).
  • Athena Career Academy: average net price rose +13.3% from $22,218 (2013) to $25,171 (2023), r² 0.63.
  • Athena Career Academy: enrollment grew +110.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +19 students/yr fitted, r² 0.74.
  • University of Pennsylvania: enrollment ranged 10,507–10,774 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

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: Athena Career Academy vs University of Pennsylvania

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Pennsylvania leads on acceptance rate (5.4% vs 78.0% at Athena Career Academy)
  2. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT University of Pennsylvania leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (90.5% vs 26.1% at Athena Career Academy)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of Pennsylvania leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($90,555 vs $48,406 at Athena Career Academy)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Athena Career Academy and University of Pennsylvania?
University of Pennsylvania leads on acceptance rate at 5.4% versus 78.0% at Athena Career Academy. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Athena Career Academy and University of Pennsylvania?
University of Pennsylvania leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 90.5% versus 26.1% at Athena Career Academy. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Athena Career Academy and University of Pennsylvania?
University of Pennsylvania leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $90,555 versus $48,406 at Athena Career Academy. 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