Carnegie Mellon University vs The New School

Pittsburgh, PA · New York, NY · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair PA:NY

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE PA × NY
  • ACCEPT-SPLIT Admission split
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • 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 ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Selectivity moved on only one side of this board

ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, one school's acceptance-rate series clears the r² ≥ 0.40 floor while the other does not. Read the directional claim as one-sided, then check the companion metric below.

  • Carnegie Mellon University: acceptance rate tightened -55.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.95).
  • The New School: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.08).
  • Carnegie Mellon University: enrollment grew +23.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +137 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.
  • The New School: enrollment ranged 6,339–7,373 (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: Carnegie Mellon University vs The New School

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Carnegie Mellon University leads on acceptance rate (11.7% vs 63.5% at The New School)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Carnegie Mellon University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($105,360 vs $38,210 at The New School)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Carnegie Mellon University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($114,862 vs $52,901 at The New School)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Carnegie Mellon University and The New School?
Carnegie Mellon University leads on acceptance rate at 11.7% versus 63.5% at The New School. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Carnegie Mellon University and The New School?
Carnegie Mellon University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $105,360 versus $38,210 at The New School. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Carnegie Mellon University and The New School?
Carnegie Mellon University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $114,862 versus $52,901 at The New School. 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