New Jersey Institute of Technology vs Carnegie Mellon University

Newark, NJ · Pittsburgh, PA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair NJ:PA

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-SPLIT · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-ACCEPT

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE NJ × PA
  • ACCEPT-SPLIT Admission split
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • 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.

  • Carnegie Mellon University: acceptance rate tightened -55.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.95).
  • New Jersey Institute of Technology: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.27).
  • New Jersey Institute of Technology: enrollment grew +35.9% over 2013–2023; fitted +224 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.
  • Carnegie Mellon University: enrollment grew +23.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +137 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.

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: New Jersey Institute of Technology vs Carnegie Mellon University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Carnegie Mellon University leads on acceptance rate (11.7% vs 65.1% at New Jersey Institute of Technology)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION New Jersey Institute of Technology leads on in-state tuition ($19,974 vs $66,246 at Carnegie Mellon University)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE New Jersey Institute of Technology leads on avg net price ($16,504 vs $31,944 at Carnegie Mellon University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between New Jersey Institute of Technology and Carnegie Mellon University?
Carnegie Mellon University leads on acceptance rate at 11.7% versus 65.1% at New Jersey Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between New Jersey Institute of Technology and Carnegie Mellon University?
New Jersey Institute of Technology leads on in-state tuition at $19,974 versus $66,246 at Carnegie Mellon University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between New Jersey Institute of Technology and Carnegie Mellon University?
New Jersey Institute of Technology leads on avg net price at $16,504 versus $31,944 at Carnegie Mellon University. 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