Carnegie Mellon University vs University of Notre Dame

Pittsburgh, PA · Notre Dame, IN · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (6 yr)

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE PA × IN
  • ACCEPT-TIGHT Tight admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (6 yr)

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

Decade path · College Scorecard

Both grew, one campus expanded much faster

ENROLL-RACE · wide · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both Carnegie Mellon University and University of Notre Dame across 2013–2023, with a wide pace gap, while acceptance rates tightened on both sides. Growth plus a shared selectivity squeeze is the board's distinctive shape.

  • Carnegie Mellon University: enrollment grew +23.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +137 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.
  • University of Notre Dame: enrollment grew +5.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +61 students/yr fitted, r² 0.89.
  • Carnegie Mellon University: acceptance rate tightened -55.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.95).
  • University of Notre Dame: acceptance rate tightened -44.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.87).

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 University of Notre Dame

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Carnegie Mellon University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($105,360 vs $86,210 at University of Notre Dame)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Notre Dame leads on avg net price ($26,780 vs $31,944 at Carnegie Mellon University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Carnegie Mellon University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($114,862 vs $99,980 at University of Notre Dame)

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Median Earnings (6 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Carnegie Mellon University and University of Notre Dame?▼
Carnegie Mellon University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $105,360 versus $86,210 at University of Notre Dame. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Carnegie Mellon University and University of Notre Dame?▼
University of Notre Dame leads on avg net price at $26,780 versus $31,944 at Carnegie Mellon University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Carnegie Mellon University and University of Notre Dame?▼
Carnegie Mellon University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $114,862 versus $99,980 at University of Notre Dame. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median earnings (6 yr) focus for this pair · 2025