CUNY Queens College vs University of Pennsylvania

Queens, NY · Philadelphia, PA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair NY:PA

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-SPLIT · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-ACCEPT

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE NY × 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.

  • CUNY Queens College: acceptance rate eased +85.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.91).
  • University of Pennsylvania: acceptance rate tightened -52.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.89).
  • CUNY Queens College: enrollment ranged 13,060–15,907 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • 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: CUNY Queens College vs University of Pennsylvania

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Pennsylvania leads on acceptance rate (5.4% vs 64.3% at CUNY Queens College)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION CUNY Queens College leads on in-state tuition ($7,538 vs $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE CUNY Queens College leads on avg net price ($4,195 vs $28,699 at University of Pennsylvania)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between CUNY Queens College and University of Pennsylvania?
University of Pennsylvania leads on acceptance rate at 5.4% versus 64.3% at CUNY Queens College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between CUNY Queens College and University of Pennsylvania?
CUNY Queens College leads on in-state tuition at $7,538 versus $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between CUNY Queens College and University of Pennsylvania?
CUNY Queens College leads on avg net price at $4,195 versus $28,699 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