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Harrisburg University of Science and Technology vs University of Pennsylvania

Harrisburg, PA · Philadelphia, PA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair PA:PA

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · PA
  • ACCEPT-SPLIT Admission split
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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

Harrisburg University of Science and Technology posted a brisk directional enrollment rise over 2013–2023 while its peer's size series stays a range. Pair any cost snapshot with that asymmetry before treating the campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Harrisburg University of Science and Technology: enrollment grew +133.8% over 2013–2023; fitted +45 students/yr fitted, r² 0.82.
  • University of Pennsylvania: enrollment ranged 10,507–10,774 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Harrisburg University of Science and Technology: net price ranged $11,650–$22,359 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -38.4% is not a trend (r² 0.27).
  • University of Pennsylvania: net price ranged $14,851–$31,229 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +36.1% is not a trend (r² 0.03).

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: Harrisburg University of Science and Technology vs University of Pennsylvania

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Pennsylvania leads on acceptance rate (5.4% vs 87.4% at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Harrisburg University of Science and Technology leads on in-state tuition ($24,400 vs $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Harrisburg University of Science and Technology leads on out-of-state tuition ($24,400 vs $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Harrisburg University of Science and Technology and University of Pennsylvania?▼
University of Pennsylvania leads on acceptance rate at 5.4% versus 87.4% at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Harrisburg University of Science and Technology and University of Pennsylvania?▼
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology leads on in-state tuition at $24,400 versus $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Harrisburg University of Science and Technology and University of Pennsylvania?▼
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology leads on out-of-state tuition at $24,400 versus $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania. 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