Franciscan University of Steubenville vs University of Pennsylvania

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

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Pair OH:PA

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · 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-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-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Headcount surged on one side only

ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023

Franciscan University of Steubenville posted a brisk directional enrollment rise over 2013–2023 while its peer's size series stays a range, and both acceptance rates tightened. Do not read this as parallel growth under the same selectivity story.

  • Franciscan University of Steubenville: enrollment grew +35.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +70 students/yr fitted, r² 0.79.
  • University of Pennsylvania: enrollment ranged 10,507–10,774 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Franciscan University of Steubenville: acceptance rate tightened -5.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.50).
  • University of Pennsylvania: acceptance rate tightened -52.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.89).

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 University of Pennsylvania

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Pennsylvania leads on acceptance rate (5.4% vs 58.4% at Franciscan University of Steubenville)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of Pennsylvania leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($111,371 vs $50,030 at Franciscan University of Steubenville)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of Pennsylvania leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($90,555 vs $42,037 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 University of Pennsylvania?
University of Pennsylvania leads on acceptance rate at 5.4% versus 58.4% 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 University of Pennsylvania?
University of Pennsylvania leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $111,371 versus $50,030 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 University of Pennsylvania?
University of Pennsylvania leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $90,555 versus $42,037 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