Northeastern University Oakland vs Milwaukee School of Engineering

Oakland, CA · Milwaukee, WI · largest Scorecard gap: retention rate

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Pair CA:WI

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE CA × WI
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · Retention 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.

  • Northeastern University Oakland: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.15).
  • Milwaukee School of Engineering: acceptance rate tightened -11.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.48).
  • Northeastern University Oakland: enrollment shrank -44.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -50 students/yr fitted, r² 0.90.
  • Milwaukee School of Engineering: enrollment ranged 2,452–2,668 (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: Northeastern University Oakland vs Milwaukee School of Engineering

  1. RETENTION-RATE Milwaukee School of Engineering leads on retention rate (83.8% vs 0.2% at Northeastern University Oakland)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Northeastern University Oakland leads on acceptance rate (16.7% vs 58.9% at Milwaukee School of Engineering)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Milwaukee School of Engineering leads on in-state tuition ($50,480 vs $67,778 at Northeastern University Oakland)

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Retention Rate and other Scorecard questions

On retention rate, who leads between Northeastern University Oakland and Milwaukee School of Engineering?
Milwaukee School of Engineering leads on retention rate at 83.8% versus 0.2% at Northeastern University Oakland. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Northeastern University Oakland and Milwaukee School of Engineering?
Northeastern University Oakland leads on acceptance rate at 16.7% versus 58.9% at Milwaukee School of Engineering. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Northeastern University Oakland and Milwaukee School of Engineering?
Milwaukee School of Engineering leads on in-state tuition at $50,480 versus $67,778 at Northeastern University Oakland. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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