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Franciscan University of Steubenville vs Carnegie Mellon University

Steubenville, OH · Pittsburgh, PA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE OH × PA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • 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 · single · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Both enrollments grew, different paces

ENROLL-RACE · single · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both Franciscan University of Steubenville and Carnegie Mellon University across 2013–2023 on similar paces, while acceptance rates tightened on both sides, a growth-under-squeeze pattern rather than a pure size race.

  • Franciscan University of Steubenville: enrollment grew +35.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +70 students/yr fitted, r² 0.79.
  • Carnegie Mellon University: enrollment grew +23.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +137 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.
  • Franciscan University of Steubenville: acceptance rate tightened -5.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.50).
  • 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: Franciscan University of Steubenville vs Carnegie Mellon University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Carnegie Mellon University leads on acceptance rate (11.7% vs 58.4% at Franciscan University of Steubenville)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Carnegie Mellon University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($105,360 vs $42,037 at Franciscan University of Steubenville)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Carnegie Mellon University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($114,862 vs $50,030 at Franciscan University of Steubenville)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Franciscan University of Steubenville and Carnegie Mellon University?▼
Carnegie Mellon University leads on acceptance rate at 11.7% versus 58.4% at Franciscan University of Steubenville. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Franciscan University of Steubenville and Carnegie Mellon University?▼
Carnegie Mellon University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $105,360 versus $42,037 at Franciscan University of Steubenville. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Franciscan University of Steubenville and Carnegie Mellon University?▼
Carnegie Mellon University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $114,862 versus $50,030 at Franciscan University of Steubenville. 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