Rollins College vs University of Pennsylvania

Winter Park, FL · Philadelphia, PA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair FL:PA

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE FL × PA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • 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

Rollins College 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).
  • Rollins College: acceptance rate tightened -31.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.41).
  • Rollins College: net price ranged $23,885–$33,847 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +15.0% 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: Rollins College vs University of Pennsylvania

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Pennsylvania leads on acceptance rate (5.4% vs 47.5% at Rollins College)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of Pennsylvania leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($111,371 vs $58,295 at Rollins College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of Pennsylvania leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($90,555 vs $48,239 at Rollins College)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Rollins College and University of Pennsylvania?
University of Pennsylvania leads on acceptance rate at 5.4% versus 47.5% at Rollins College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Rollins College and University of Pennsylvania?
University of Pennsylvania leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $111,371 versus $58,295 at Rollins College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Rollins College and University of Pennsylvania?
University of Pennsylvania leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $90,555 versus $48,239 at Rollins 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