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Ouachita Baptist University vs Carlow University

Arkadelphia, AR · Pittsburgh, PA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair AR:PA

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE AR × PA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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 NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Ouachita Baptist University: average net price rose +36.1% from $16,424 (2013) to $22,355 (2023), r² 0.77.
  • Carlow University: net price ranged $17,005–$21,190 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +11.9% is not a trend (r² 0.18).
  • Ouachita Baptist University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.00).
  • Carlow University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.02).

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: Ouachita Baptist University vs Carlow University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Ouachita Baptist University leads on acceptance rate (67.5% vs 87.0% at Carlow University)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Ouachita Baptist University leads on median debt at graduation ($21,050 vs $25,500 at Carlow University)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Ouachita Baptist University leads on 150%-time completion (66.0% vs 57.6% at Carlow University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Ouachita Baptist University and Carlow University?▼
Ouachita Baptist University leads on acceptance rate at 67.5% versus 87.0% at Carlow University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Ouachita Baptist University and Carlow University?▼
Ouachita Baptist University leads on median debt at graduation at $21,050 versus $25,500 at Carlow University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Ouachita Baptist University and Carlow University?▼
Ouachita Baptist University leads on 150%-time completion at 66.0% versus 57.6% at Carlow 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