College of Our Lady of the Elms vs University of Pennsylvania

Chicopee, MA · Philadelphia, PA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair MA:PA

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

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

  • University of Pennsylvania: acceptance rate tightened -52.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.89).
  • College of Our Lady of the Elms: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.09).
  • College of Our Lady of the Elms: enrollment shrank -27.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -41 students/yr fitted, r² 0.95.
  • University of Pennsylvania: enrollment ranged 10,507–10,774 (2013–2023, 11 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

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: College of Our Lady of the Elms vs University of Pennsylvania

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Pennsylvania leads on acceptance rate (5.4% vs 85.3% at College of Our Lady of the Elms)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of Pennsylvania leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($111,371 vs $51,540 at College of Our Lady of the Elms)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of Pennsylvania leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($90,555 vs $54,087 at College of Our Lady of the Elms)

College of Our Lady of the Elms profile · University of Pennsylvania profile · Compare other colleges

Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between College of Our Lady of the Elms and University of Pennsylvania?
University of Pennsylvania leads on acceptance rate at 5.4% versus 85.3% at College of Our Lady of the Elms. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between College of Our Lady of the Elms and University of Pennsylvania?
University of Pennsylvania leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $111,371 versus $51,540 at College of Our Lady of the Elms. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between College of Our Lady of the Elms and University of Pennsylvania?
University of Pennsylvania leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $90,555 versus $54,087 at College of Our Lady of the Elms. 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