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Dartmouth College vs Carnegie Mellon University

Hanover, NH · Pittsburgh, PA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE NH × PA
  • ACCEPT-TIGHT Tight admission
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • 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 ENROLL-RACE · wide · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Both grew, one campus expanded much faster

ENROLL-RACE · wide · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both Dartmouth College and Carnegie Mellon University across 2013–2023, with a wide pace gap, while acceptance rates tightened on both sides. Growth plus a shared selectivity squeeze is the board's distinctive shape.

  • Carnegie Mellon University: enrollment grew +23.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +137 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.
  • Dartmouth College: enrollment grew +5.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +26 students/yr fitted, r² 0.49.
  • Dartmouth College: acceptance rate tightened -36.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.78).
  • Carnegie Mellon University: acceptance rate tightened -55.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.95).

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: Dartmouth College vs Carnegie Mellon University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Dartmouth College leads on acceptance rate (5.4% vs 11.7% at Carnegie Mellon University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Carnegie Mellon University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($105,360 vs $82,541 at Dartmouth College)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Dartmouth College leads on median debt at graduation ($17,500 vs $21,750 at Carnegie Mellon University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Dartmouth College and Carnegie Mellon University?▼
Dartmouth College leads on acceptance rate at 5.4% versus 11.7% at Carnegie Mellon University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Dartmouth College and Carnegie Mellon University?▼
Carnegie Mellon University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $105,360 versus $82,541 at Dartmouth College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Dartmouth College and Carnegie Mellon University?▼
Dartmouth College leads on median debt at graduation at $17,500 versus $21,750 at Carnegie Mellon University. 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