Concordia University Ann Arbor vs University of Pennsylvania

Ann Arbor, MI · Philadelphia, PA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair MI: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 MI × 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).
  • Concordia University Ann Arbor: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.02).
  • Concordia University Ann Arbor: enrollment grew +73.5% over 2013–2023; fitted +35 students/yr fitted, r² 0.72.
  • 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: Concordia University Ann Arbor vs University of Pennsylvania

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Pennsylvania leads on acceptance rate (5.4% vs 69.3% at Concordia University Ann Arbor)
  2. RETENTION-RATE University of Pennsylvania leads on retention rate (98.9% vs 44.6% at Concordia University Ann Arbor)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of Pennsylvania leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($111,371 vs $56,075 at Concordia University Ann Arbor)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Concordia University Ann Arbor and University of Pennsylvania?
University of Pennsylvania leads on acceptance rate at 5.4% versus 69.3% at Concordia University Ann Arbor. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On retention rate, who leads between Concordia University Ann Arbor and University of Pennsylvania?
University of Pennsylvania leads on retention rate at 98.9% versus 44.6% at Concordia University Ann Arbor. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Concordia University Ann Arbor and University of Pennsylvania?
University of Pennsylvania leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $111,371 versus $56,075 at Concordia University Ann Arbor. 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