Augustana University vs Carlow University

Sioux Falls, SD · Pittsburgh, PA · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair SD:PA

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE SD × PA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • 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 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.

  • Augustana University: average net price rose +32.8% from $18,621 (2013) to $24,723 (2023), r² 0.77.
  • 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).
  • Augustana University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.00).
  • Carlow University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.02).

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: Augustana University vs Carlow University

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Augustana University leads on 150%-time completion (74.3% vs 57.6% at Carlow University)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Augustana University leads on acceptance rate (67.8% vs 87.0% at Carlow University)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Augustana University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (91.7% vs 73.7% at Carlow University)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Augustana University and Carlow University?
Augustana University leads on 150%-time completion at 74.3% versus 57.6% at Carlow University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Augustana University and Carlow University?
Augustana University leads on acceptance rate at 67.8% versus 87.0% at Carlow University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Augustana University and Carlow University?
Augustana University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 91.7% versus 73.7% 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