Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton vs University of Georgia

Dunmore, PA · Athens, GA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair PA:GA

PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-SPLIT · EARN-PAR · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-ACCEPT

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE PA × GA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • 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.

  • University of Georgia: acceptance rate tightened -33.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.88).
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton: acceptance rate eased +15.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.77).
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton: enrollment ranged 0–1,089 (2013–2023, 9 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • University of Georgia: enrollment grew +19.9% over 2013–2023; fitted +491 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.

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

Largest gaps: Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton vs University of Georgia

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Georgia leads on acceptance rate (37.7% vs 98.5% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI University of Georgia leads on 150%-time completion (88.9% vs 35.4% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA University of Georgia leads on median debt at graduation ($18,500 vs $25,000 at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton and University of Georgia?
University of Georgia leads on acceptance rate at 37.7% versus 98.5% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton and University of Georgia?
University of Georgia leads on 150%-time completion at 88.9% versus 35.4% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton and University of Georgia?
University of Georgia leads on median debt at graduation at $18,500 versus $25,000 at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton. 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