Piedmont University vs Carlow University

Demorest, GA · Pittsburgh, PA · largest Scorecard gap: loan repayment rate (completers)

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Pair GA:PA

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE GA × PA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-FOCUS Largest gap · Loan Repayment Rate (Completers)

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.

  • Piedmont University: average net price rose +30.7% from $15,989 (2013) to $20,893 (2023), r² 0.88.
  • 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).
  • Piedmont University: acceptance rate eased +51.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.58).
  • 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: Piedmont University vs Carlow University

  1. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Carlow University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (73.7% vs 55.6% at Piedmont University)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Carlow University leads on 150%-time completion (57.6% vs 44.2% at Piedmont University)
  3. RETENTION-RATE Carlow University leads on retention rate (84.4% vs 69.8% at Piedmont University)

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Loan Repayment Rate (Completers) and other Scorecard questions

On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Piedmont University and Carlow University?
Carlow University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 73.7% versus 55.6% at Piedmont University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Piedmont University and Carlow University?
Carlow University leads on 150%-time completion at 57.6% versus 44.2% at Piedmont University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On retention rate, who leads between Piedmont University and Carlow University?
Carlow University leads on retention rate at 84.4% versus 69.8% at Piedmont University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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