Missouri Valley College vs Carlow University

Marshall, MO · Pittsburgh, PA · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

Scorecard match plate

Pair MO:PA

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE MO × PA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Carlow University: enrollment shrank -10.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -16 students/yr fitted, r² 0.55.
  • Missouri Valley College: enrollment ranged 1,269–1,447 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Missouri Valley College: acceptance rate eased +122.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.55).
  • 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: Missouri Valley College vs Carlow University

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Carlow University leads on 150%-time completion (57.6% vs 23.3% at Missouri Valley College)
  2. RETENTION-RATE Carlow University leads on retention rate (84.4% vs 53.0% at Missouri Valley College)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Missouri Valley College leads on in-state tuition ($23,700 vs $35,874 at Carlow University)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Missouri Valley College and Carlow University?
Carlow University leads on 150%-time completion at 57.6% versus 23.3% at Missouri Valley College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On retention rate, who leads between Missouri Valley College and Carlow University?
Carlow University leads on retention rate at 84.4% versus 53.0% at Missouri Valley College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Missouri Valley College and Carlow University?
Missouri Valley College leads on in-state tuition at $23,700 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); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025