Palm Beach Atlantic University vs Southeastern University

West Palm Beach, FL · Lakeland, FL · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair FL:FL

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · FL
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • 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 · brisk · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Headcount surged on one side only

ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023

Southeastern University posted a brisk directional enrollment rise over 2013–2023 while its peer's size series stays a range. Pair any cost snapshot with that asymmetry before treating the campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Southeastern University: enrollment grew +76.5% over 2013–2023; fitted +244 students/yr fitted, r² 0.59.
  • Palm Beach Atlantic University: enrollment ranged 2,274–2,587 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Palm Beach Atlantic University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.00).
  • Southeastern University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.16).

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: Palm Beach Atlantic University vs Southeastern University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Southeastern University leads on acceptance rate (53.0% vs 82.0% at Palm Beach Atlantic University)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Palm Beach Atlantic University leads on 150%-time completion (57.2% vs 42.9% at Southeastern University)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Southeastern University leads on in-state tuition ($32,950 vs $40,650 at Palm Beach Atlantic University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Palm Beach Atlantic University and Southeastern University?
Southeastern University leads on acceptance rate at 53.0% versus 82.0% at Palm Beach Atlantic University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Palm Beach Atlantic University and Southeastern University?
Palm Beach Atlantic University leads on 150%-time completion at 57.2% versus 42.9% at Southeastern University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Palm Beach Atlantic University and Southeastern University?
Southeastern University leads on in-state tuition at $32,950 versus $40,650 at Palm Beach Atlantic 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