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Cheyney University of Pennsylvania vs Carnegie Mellon University

Cheyney, PA · Pittsburgh, PA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair PA:PA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · PA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-State Tuition

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Headcount surged on one side only

ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023

Carnegie Mellon University posted a brisk directional enrollment rise over 2013–2023 while its peer's size series stays a range. Pair any cost snapshot with that asymmetry before treating the campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Cheyney University of Pennsylvania: enrollment ranged 466–1,178 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Carnegie Mellon University: enrollment grew +23.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +137 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.
  • Cheyney University of Pennsylvania: net price ranged $7,656–$16,179 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -30.6% is not a trend (r² 0.30).
  • Carnegie Mellon University: net price ranged $31,102–$37,846 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -5.1% is not a trend (r² 0.04).

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: Cheyney University of Pennsylvania vs Carnegie Mellon University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Cheyney University of Pennsylvania leads on in-state tuition ($10,904 vs $66,246 at Carnegie Mellon University)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Carnegie Mellon University leads on 150%-time completion (93.3% vs 24.4% at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Carnegie Mellon University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($105,360 vs $28,568 at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Cheyney University of Pennsylvania and Carnegie Mellon University?▼
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania leads on in-state tuition at $10,904 versus $66,246 at Carnegie Mellon University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Cheyney University of Pennsylvania and Carnegie Mellon University?▼
Carnegie Mellon University leads on 150%-time completion at 93.3% versus 24.4% at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Cheyney University of Pennsylvania and Carnegie Mellon University?▼
Carnegie Mellon University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $105,360 versus $28,568 at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025