Elizabethtown College vs Carlow University

Elizabethtown, PA · Pittsburgh, PA · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · SAME-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-OUTCOME

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · PA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Carlow University: enrollment shrank -10.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -16 students/yr fitted, r² 0.55.
  • Elizabethtown College: enrollment ranged 1,602–1,815 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Elizabethtown College: acceptance rate eased +10.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.63).
  • Carlow University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.02).

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: Elizabethtown College vs Carlow University

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Elizabethtown College leads on 150%-time completion (76.6% vs 57.6% at Carlow University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Carlow University leads on avg net price ($20,786 vs $26,598 at Elizabethtown College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Elizabethtown College leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($62,399 vs $51,051 at Carlow University)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Elizabethtown College and Carlow University?
Elizabethtown College leads on 150%-time completion at 76.6% versus 57.6% at Carlow University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Elizabethtown College and Carlow University?
Carlow University leads on avg net price at $20,786 versus $26,598 at Elizabethtown College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Elizabethtown College and Carlow University?
Elizabethtown College leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $62,399 versus $51,051 at Carlow University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025