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Mercyhurst University vs Carlow University

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

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Pair PA:PA

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · PA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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.

  • Mercyhurst University: average net price rose +33.1% from $20,478 (2013) to $27,263 (2023), r² 0.67.
  • 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).
  • Mercyhurst University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.11).
  • 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: Mercyhurst University vs Carlow University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Carlow University leads on in-state tuition ($35,874 vs $45,770 at Mercyhurst University)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Carlow University leads on out-of-state tuition ($35,874 vs $45,770 at Mercyhurst University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Carlow University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($44,876 vs $39,565 at Mercyhurst University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Mercyhurst University and Carlow University?▼
Carlow University leads on in-state tuition at $35,874 versus $45,770 at Mercyhurst University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Mercyhurst University and Carlow University?▼
Carlow University leads on out-of-state tuition at $35,874 versus $45,770 at Mercyhurst University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Mercyhurst University and Carlow University?▼
Carlow University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $44,876 versus $39,565 at Mercyhurst University. 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