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Lackawanna College vs Carnegie Mellon University

Scranton, PA · Pittsburgh, PA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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

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

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Lackawanna College: average net price rose +41.9% from $14,977 (2013) to $21,248 (2023), r² 0.88.
  • Carnegie Mellon University: net price ranged $31,102–$37,846 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -5.1% is not a trend (r² 0.04).
  • Lackawanna College: enrollment grew +39.9% over 2013–2023; fitted +57 students/yr fitted, r² 0.83.
  • Carnegie Mellon University: enrollment grew +23.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +137 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.

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: Lackawanna College vs Carnegie Mellon University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Lackawanna College leads on in-state tuition ($18,400 vs $66,246 at Carnegie Mellon University)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Lackawanna College leads on out-of-state tuition ($18,400 vs $66,246 at Carnegie Mellon University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Carnegie Mellon University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($105,360 vs $35,500 at Lackawanna College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Lackawanna College and Carnegie Mellon University?▼
Lackawanna College leads on in-state tuition at $18,400 versus $66,246 at Carnegie Mellon University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Lackawanna College and Carnegie Mellon University?▼
Lackawanna College leads on out-of-state tuition at $18,400 versus $66,246 at Carnegie Mellon University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Lackawanna College and Carnegie Mellon University?▼
Carnegie Mellon University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $105,360 versus $35,500 at Lackawanna College. 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