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Carnegie Mellon University vs University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

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

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MIXED-SECTOR · SAME-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-PAR · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-ACCEPT

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · PA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • 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 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).
  • University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.00).
  • Carnegie Mellon University: enrollment grew +23.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +137 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.
  • University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus: enrollment grew +10.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +178 students/yr fitted, r² 0.90.

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 Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Carnegie Mellon University leads on acceptance rate (11.7% vs 58.1% at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus leads on in-state tuition ($21,926 vs $66,246 at Carnegie Mellon University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Carnegie Mellon University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($105,360 vs $54,240 at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Carnegie Mellon University and University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus?▼
Carnegie Mellon University leads on acceptance rate at 11.7% versus 58.1% at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Carnegie Mellon University and University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus?▼
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus leads on in-state tuition at $21,926 versus $66,246 at Carnegie Mellon University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Carnegie Mellon University and University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus?▼
Carnegie Mellon University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $105,360 versus $54,240 at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus. 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