Rockhurst University vs Carlow University

Kansas City, MO · Pittsburgh, PA · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair MO:PA

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE MO × PA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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 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.

  • Carlow University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.02).
  • Rockhurst University: acceptance rate tightened -8.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.52).
  • Rockhurst University: enrollment ranged 1,493–2,054 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Carlow University: enrollment shrank -10.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -16 students/yr fitted, r² 0.55.

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: Rockhurst University vs Carlow University

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Rockhurst University leads on median debt at graduation ($18,250 vs $25,500 at Carlow University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Rockhurst University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($61,371 vs $44,876 at Carlow University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Rockhurst University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($67,102 vs $51,051 at Carlow University)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Rockhurst University and Carlow University?
Rockhurst University leads on median debt at graduation at $18,250 versus $25,500 at Carlow University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Rockhurst University and Carlow University?
Rockhurst University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $61,371 versus $44,876 at Carlow University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Rockhurst University and Carlow University?
Rockhurst University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $67,102 versus $51,051 at Carlow 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