Florida Gulf Coast University vs Carlow University

Fort Myers, FL · Pittsburgh, PA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair FL:PA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE FL × PA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-State Tuition

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

Decade path · College Scorecard

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • Florida Gulf Coast University: average net price fell -27.8% from $14,296 (2013) to $10,319 (2023), r² 0.72.
  • Carlow University: net price ranged $17,005–$21,190 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +11.9% is not a trend (r² 0.18).
  • Florida Gulf Coast University: acceptance rate eased +16.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.58).
  • 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: Florida Gulf Coast University vs Carlow University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Florida Gulf Coast University leads on in-state tuition ($6,118 vs $35,874 at Carlow University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Florida Gulf Coast University leads on avg net price ($12,568 vs $20,786 at Carlow University)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Florida Gulf Coast University leads on median debt at graduation ($17,622 vs $25,500 at Carlow University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Florida Gulf Coast University and Carlow University?
Florida Gulf Coast University leads on in-state tuition at $6,118 versus $35,874 at Carlow University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Florida Gulf Coast University and Carlow University?
Florida Gulf Coast University leads on avg net price at $12,568 versus $20,786 at Carlow University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Florida Gulf Coast University and Carlow University?
Florida Gulf Coast University leads on median debt at graduation at $17,622 versus $25,500 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); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025