Marian University vs Carlow University

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

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Pair IN:PA

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE IN × PA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • 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 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.

  • Marian University: average net price rose +21.2% from $19,459 (2013) to $23,594 (2023), r² 0.59.
  • 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).
  • Marian University: acceptance rate eased +64.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.70).
  • 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: Marian University vs Carlow University

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Marian University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($55,704 vs $44,876 at Carlow University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Carlow University leads on avg net price ($20,786 vs $24,018 at Marian University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Marian University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($58,759 vs $51,051 at Carlow University)

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Median Earnings (6 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Marian University and Carlow University?
Marian University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $55,704 versus $44,876 at Carlow University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Marian University and Carlow University?
Carlow University leads on avg net price at $20,786 versus $24,018 at Marian University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Marian University and Carlow University?
Marian University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $58,759 versus $51,051 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