Centenary College of Louisiana vs Carlow University

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

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Pair LA:PA

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE LA × PA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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.

  • Centenary College of Louisiana: acceptance rate tightened -17.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.46).
  • Carlow University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.02).
  • Centenary College of Louisiana: enrollment ranged 473–615 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Carlow University: enrollment shrank -10.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -16 students/yr fitted, r² 0.55.

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: Centenary College of Louisiana vs Carlow University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Centenary College of Louisiana leads on acceptance rate (55.7% vs 87.0% at Carlow University)
  2. RETENTION-RATE Carlow University leads on retention rate (84.4% vs 70.2% at Centenary College of Louisiana)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Carlow University leads on in-state tuition ($35,874 vs $41,200 at Centenary College of Louisiana)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Centenary College of Louisiana and Carlow University?
Centenary College of Louisiana leads on acceptance rate at 55.7% versus 87.0% at Carlow University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On retention rate, who leads between Centenary College of Louisiana and Carlow University?
Carlow University leads on retention rate at 84.4% versus 70.2% at Centenary College of Louisiana. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Centenary College of Louisiana and Carlow University?
Carlow University leads on in-state tuition at $35,874 versus $41,200 at Centenary College of Louisiana. 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