Saint Anselm College vs University of Pennsylvania

Manchester, NH · Philadelphia, PA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair NH: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 NH × 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 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.

  • University of Pennsylvania: acceptance rate tightened -52.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.89).
  • Saint Anselm College: acceptance rate eased +6.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.56).
  • Saint Anselm College: enrollment grew +6.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +9 students/yr fitted, r² 0.42.
  • University of Pennsylvania: enrollment ranged 10,507–10,774 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

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: Saint Anselm College vs University of Pennsylvania

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Pennsylvania leads on acceptance rate (5.4% vs 78.0% at Saint Anselm College)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA University of Pennsylvania leads on median debt at graduation ($15,715 vs $27,000 at Saint Anselm College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of Pennsylvania leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($111,371 vs $73,371 at Saint Anselm College)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Saint Anselm College and University of Pennsylvania?
University of Pennsylvania leads on acceptance rate at 5.4% versus 78.0% at Saint Anselm College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Saint Anselm College and University of Pennsylvania?
University of Pennsylvania leads on median debt at graduation at $15,715 versus $27,000 at Saint Anselm College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Saint Anselm College and University of Pennsylvania?
University of Pennsylvania leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $111,371 versus $73,371 at Saint Anselm 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