Lane College vs Carlow University

Jackson, TN · Pittsburgh, PA · largest Scorecard gap: loan repayment rate (completers)

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PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-FOCUS

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE TN × PA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-FOCUS Largest gap · Loan Repayment Rate (Completers)

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.

  • Lane College: average net price rose +33.9% from $10,823 (2013) to $14,494 (2023), r² 0.72.
  • Carlow University: net price ranged $17,005–$21,190 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +11.9% is not a trend (r² 0.18).
  • Lane College: enrollment shrank -47.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -59 students/yr fitted, r² 0.81.
  • Carlow University: enrollment shrank -10.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -16 students/yr fitted, r² 0.55.

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: Lane College vs Carlow University

  1. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Carlow University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (73.7% vs 18.4% at Lane College)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Carlow University leads on 150%-time completion (57.6% vs 17.6% at Lane College)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Lane College leads on in-state tuition ($11,790 vs $35,874 at Carlow University)

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Loan Repayment Rate (Completers) and other Scorecard questions

On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Lane College and Carlow University?
Carlow University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 73.7% versus 18.4% at Lane College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Lane College and Carlow University?
Carlow University leads on 150%-time completion at 57.6% versus 17.6% at Lane College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Lane College and Carlow University?
Lane College leads on in-state tuition at $11,790 versus $35,874 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); loan repayment rate (completers) focus for this pair · 2025