College of Saint Mary vs University of Pennsylvania

Omaha, NE · Philadelphia, PA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair NE:PA

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE NE × PA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • 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 NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • University of Pennsylvania: net price ranged $14,851–$31,229 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +36.1% is not a trend (r² 0.03).
  • College of Saint Mary: average net price fell -20.3% from $18,804 (2013) to $14,986 (2023), r² 0.55.
  • College of Saint Mary: acceptance rate tightened -22.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.67).
  • University of Pennsylvania: acceptance rate tightened -52.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.89).

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 Saint Mary vs University of Pennsylvania

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Pennsylvania leads on acceptance rate (5.4% vs 44.6% at College of Saint Mary)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION College of Saint Mary leads on in-state tuition ($24,510 vs $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI College of Saint Mary leads on out-of-state tuition ($24,510 vs $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between College of Saint Mary and University of Pennsylvania?▼
University of Pennsylvania leads on acceptance rate at 5.4% versus 44.6% at College of Saint Mary. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between College of Saint Mary and University of Pennsylvania?▼
College of Saint Mary leads on in-state tuition at $24,510 versus $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between College of Saint Mary and University of Pennsylvania?▼
College of Saint Mary leads on out-of-state tuition at $24,510 versus $68,686 at 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); acceptance rate focus for this pair · 2025