Citizens School of Nursing vs Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington

Tarentum, PA · New Kensington, PA · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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MIXED-SECTOR · SAME-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-OUTCOME

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · PA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

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

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Citizens School of Nursing: enrollment shrank -36.5% over 2013–2023; fitted -8 students/yr fitted, r² 0.71.
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington: enrollment ranged 0–641 (2013–2023, 9 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

Largest gaps: Citizens School of Nursing vs Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Citizens School of Nursing leads on 150%-time completion (71.0% vs 26.2% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Citizens School of Nursing leads on median debt at graduation ($15,250 vs $25,000 at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington leads on avg net price ($18,305 vs $28,480 at Citizens School of Nursing)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Citizens School of Nursing and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington?
Citizens School of Nursing leads on 150%-time completion at 71.0% versus 26.2% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Citizens School of Nursing and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington?
Citizens School of Nursing leads on median debt at graduation at $15,250 versus $25,000 at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Citizens School of Nursing and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington?
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington leads on avg net price at $18,305 versus $28,480 at Citizens School of Nursing. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025