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East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania vs Carnegie Mellon University

East Stroudsburg, PA · Pittsburgh, PA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · 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.

  • Carnegie Mellon University: acceptance rate tightened -55.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.95).
  • East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania: acceptance rate eased +18.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.83).
  • East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania: enrollment shrank -24.5% over 2013–2023; fitted -211 students/yr fitted, r² 0.86.
  • Carnegie Mellon University: enrollment grew +23.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +137 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.

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: East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania vs Carnegie Mellon University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Carnegie Mellon University leads on acceptance rate (11.7% vs 92.0% at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania leads on in-state tuition ($11,536 vs $66,246 at Carnegie Mellon University)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania leads on out-of-state tuition ($19,502 vs $66,246 at Carnegie Mellon University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania and Carnegie Mellon University?▼
Carnegie Mellon University leads on acceptance rate at 11.7% versus 92.0% at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania and Carnegie Mellon University?▼
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania leads on in-state tuition at $11,536 versus $66,246 at Carnegie Mellon University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania and Carnegie Mellon University?▼
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania leads on out-of-state tuition at $19,502 versus $66,246 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