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Rockhurst University vs University of Pennsylvania

Kansas City, MO · Philadelphia, PA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair MO:PA

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE MO × PA
  • ACCEPT-SPLIT Admission split
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • 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 TWIN-TIGHTEN · adm · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Both acceptance rates tightened, 2013–2023

TWIN-TIGHTEN · adm · 2013–2023

Rockhurst University and University of Pennsylvania each posted a directional decline in acceptance rate over the same College Scorecard window, but one squeeze is far steeper than the other.

  • University of Pennsylvania: acceptance rate tightened -52.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.89).
  • Rockhurst University: acceptance rate tightened -8.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.52).
  • Rockhurst University: net price ranged $19,340–$23,826 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +0.3% is not a trend (r² 0.03).
  • University of Pennsylvania: net price ranged $14,851–$31,229 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +36.1% is not a trend (r² 0.03).

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 University of Pennsylvania

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Pennsylvania leads on acceptance rate (5.4% vs 69.6% at Rockhurst University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of Pennsylvania leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($111,371 vs $67,102 at Rockhurst University)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Rockhurst University leads on in-state tuition ($44,966 vs $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Rockhurst University and University of Pennsylvania?▼
University of Pennsylvania leads on acceptance rate at 5.4% versus 69.6% at Rockhurst University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Rockhurst University and University of Pennsylvania?▼
University of Pennsylvania leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $111,371 versus $67,102 at Rockhurst University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Rockhurst University and University of Pennsylvania?▼
Rockhurst University leads on in-state tuition at $44,966 versus $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania. 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