Gannon University vs Carlow University

Erie, PA · Pittsburgh, PA · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (6 yr)

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · PA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (6 yr)

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.
  • Gannon University: enrollment ranged 2,467–2,866 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Gannon University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.04).
  • 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: Gannon University vs Carlow University

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Gannon University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($55,319 vs $44,876 at Carlow University)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Gannon University leads on 150%-time completion (67.8% vs 57.6% at Carlow University)
  3. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Gannon University leads on acceptance rate (74.2% vs 87.0% at Carlow University)

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Median Earnings (6 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Gannon University and Carlow University?
Gannon University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $55,319 versus $44,876 at Carlow University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Gannon University and Carlow University?
Gannon University leads on 150%-time completion at 67.8% versus 57.6% at Carlow University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Gannon University and Carlow University?
Gannon University leads on acceptance rate at 74.2% versus 87.0% 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); median earnings (6 yr) focus for this pair · 2025