Olivet Nazarene University vs University of Pennsylvania

Bourbonnais, IL · Philadelphia, PA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair IL:PA

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE IL × PA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • 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 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. Both acceptance rates still tightened, so the shared frame is selectivity, not enrollment.

  • Olivet Nazarene University: enrollment shrank -25.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -111 students/yr fitted, r² 0.87.
  • University of Pennsylvania: enrollment ranged 10,507–10,774 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Olivet Nazarene University: acceptance rate tightened -18.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.65).
  • University of Pennsylvania: acceptance rate tightened -52.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.89).

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: Olivet Nazarene University vs University of Pennsylvania

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Pennsylvania leads on acceptance rate (5.4% vs 55.9% at Olivet Nazarene University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of Pennsylvania leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($111,371 vs $53,213 at Olivet Nazarene University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of Pennsylvania leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($90,555 vs $49,278 at Olivet Nazarene University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Olivet Nazarene University and University of Pennsylvania?
University of Pennsylvania leads on acceptance rate at 5.4% versus 55.9% at Olivet Nazarene University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Olivet Nazarene University and University of Pennsylvania?
University of Pennsylvania leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $111,371 versus $53,213 at Olivet Nazarene University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Olivet Nazarene University and University of Pennsylvania?
University of Pennsylvania leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $90,555 versus $49,278 at Olivet Nazarene 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