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Pomona College vs Carnegie Mellon University

Claremont, CA · Pittsburgh, PA · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair CA:PA

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE CA × PA
  • ACCEPT-TIGHT Tight admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

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

Carnegie Mellon University posted a brisk directional enrollment rise over 2013–2023 while its peer's size series stays a range, and both acceptance rates tightened. Do not read this as parallel growth under the same selectivity story.

  • Carnegie Mellon University: enrollment grew +23.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +137 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.
  • Pomona College: enrollment ranged 1,462–1,744 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Pomona College: acceptance rate tightened -51.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.80).
  • Carnegie Mellon University: acceptance rate tightened -55.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.95).

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: Pomona College vs Carnegie Mellon University

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Pomona College leads on median debt at graduation ($11,782 vs $21,750 at Carnegie Mellon University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Carnegie Mellon University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($105,360 vs $60,850 at Pomona College)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Pomona College leads on avg net price ($19,285 vs $31,944 at Carnegie Mellon University)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Pomona College and Carnegie Mellon University?▼
Pomona College leads on median debt at graduation at $11,782 versus $21,750 at Carnegie Mellon University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Pomona College and Carnegie Mellon University?▼
Carnegie Mellon University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $105,360 versus $60,850 at Pomona College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Pomona College and Carnegie Mellon University?▼
Pomona College leads on avg net price at $19,285 versus $31,944 at Carnegie Mellon University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median debt at graduation focus for this pair · 2025