North Carolina Wesleyan University vs University of Pennsylvania

Rocky Mount, NC · Philadelphia, PA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair NC: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 NC × 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.

  • North Carolina Wesleyan University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.07).
  • University of Pennsylvania: acceptance rate tightened -52.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.89).
  • North Carolina Wesleyan University: enrollment shrank -27.0% over 2013–2023; fitted -75 students/yr fitted, r² 0.50.
  • 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: North Carolina Wesleyan University vs University of Pennsylvania

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Pennsylvania leads on acceptance rate (5.4% vs 80.2% at North Carolina Wesleyan University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of Pennsylvania leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($111,371 vs $45,873 at North Carolina Wesleyan University)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI University of Pennsylvania leads on 150%-time completion (96.7% vs 41.3% at North Carolina Wesleyan University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between North Carolina Wesleyan University and University of Pennsylvania?
University of Pennsylvania leads on acceptance rate at 5.4% versus 80.2% at North Carolina Wesleyan University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between North Carolina Wesleyan University and University of Pennsylvania?
University of Pennsylvania leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $111,371 versus $45,873 at North Carolina Wesleyan University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between North Carolina Wesleyan University and University of Pennsylvania?
University of Pennsylvania leads on 150%-time completion at 96.7% versus 41.3% at North Carolina Wesleyan 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