Presbyterian College vs Carlow University

Clinton, SC · Pittsburgh, PA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair SC:PA

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE SC × PA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • 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.

  • Presbyterian College: average net price rose +18.2% from $17,681 (2013) to $20,899 (2023), r² 0.73.
  • 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).
  • Presbyterian College: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.27).
  • 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: Presbyterian College vs Carlow University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Presbyterian College leads on acceptance rate (68.4% vs 87.0% at Carlow University)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Carlow University leads on in-state tuition ($35,874 vs $44,910 at Presbyterian College)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Carlow University leads on out-of-state tuition ($35,874 vs $44,910 at Presbyterian College)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Presbyterian College and Carlow University?
Presbyterian College leads on acceptance rate at 68.4% versus 87.0% at Carlow University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Presbyterian College and Carlow University?
Carlow University leads on in-state tuition at $35,874 versus $44,910 at Presbyterian College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Presbyterian College and Carlow University?
Carlow University leads on out-of-state tuition at $35,874 versus $44,910 at Presbyterian College. 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