Babson College vs Carnegie Mellon University

Wellesley, MA · Pittsburgh, PA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair MA:PA

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE MA × PA
  • ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
  • 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-RACE · narrow · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Nearly parallel enrollment growth

ENROLL-RACE · narrow · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both Babson College and Carnegie Mellon University across 2013–2023 on similar paces, while acceptance rates tightened on both sides, a growth-under-squeeze pattern rather than a pure size race.

  • Babson College: enrollment grew +28.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +62 students/yr fitted, r² 0.93.
  • Carnegie Mellon University: enrollment grew +23.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +137 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.
  • Babson College: acceptance rate tightened -30.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.48).
  • Carnegie Mellon University: acceptance rate tightened -55.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.95).

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: Babson College vs Carnegie Mellon University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Carnegie Mellon University leads on acceptance rate (11.7% vs 17.1% at Babson College)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Carnegie Mellon University leads on avg net price ($31,944 vs $40,514 at Babson College)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Babson College leads on in-state tuition ($57,152 vs $66,246 at Carnegie Mellon University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Babson College and Carnegie Mellon University?
Carnegie Mellon University leads on acceptance rate at 11.7% versus 17.1% at Babson College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Babson College and Carnegie Mellon University?
Carnegie Mellon University leads on avg net price at $31,944 versus $40,514 at Babson College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Babson College and Carnegie Mellon University?
Babson College leads on in-state tuition at $57,152 versus $66,246 at Carnegie Mellon 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