Mount Saint Mary College vs University of Pennsylvania

Newburgh, NY · Philadelphia, PA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair NY:PA

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE NY × PA
  • ACCEPT-SPLIT Admission split
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-ACCEPT Largest gap · Acceptance Rate

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

Decade path · College Scorecard

Selectivity moved on only one side of this board

ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, one school's acceptance-rate series clears the r² ≥ 0.40 floor while the other does not. Read the directional claim as one-sided, then check the companion metric below.

  • University of Pennsylvania: acceptance rate tightened -52.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.89).
  • Mount Saint Mary College: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.01).
  • Mount Saint Mary College: enrollment shrank -41.2% over 2013–2023; fitted -86 students/yr fitted, r² 0.88.
  • University of Pennsylvania: enrollment ranged 10,507–10,774 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

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: Mount Saint Mary College vs University of Pennsylvania

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Pennsylvania leads on acceptance rate (5.4% vs 88.9% at Mount Saint Mary College)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA University of Pennsylvania leads on median debt at graduation ($15,715 vs $26,007 at Mount Saint Mary College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of Pennsylvania leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($111,371 vs $67,705 at Mount Saint Mary College)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Mount Saint Mary College and University of Pennsylvania?
University of Pennsylvania leads on acceptance rate at 5.4% versus 88.9% at Mount Saint Mary College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Mount Saint Mary College and University of Pennsylvania?
University of Pennsylvania leads on median debt at graduation at $15,715 versus $26,007 at Mount Saint Mary College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Mount Saint Mary College and University of Pennsylvania?
University of Pennsylvania leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $111,371 versus $67,705 at Mount Saint Mary College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); acceptance rate focus for this pair · 2025