Saint Mary's University of Minnesota vs University of Pennsylvania

Winona, MN · Philadelphia, PA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair MN:PA

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE MN × PA
  • ACCEPT-SPLIT Admission split
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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 Mary's University of Minnesota: acceptance rate eased +18.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.54).
  • Saint Mary's University of Minnesota: enrollment shrank -44.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -85 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.
  • 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 Mary's University of Minnesota vs University of Pennsylvania

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Pennsylvania leads on acceptance rate (5.4% vs 92.8% at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Saint Mary's University of Minnesota leads on avg net price ($11,704 vs $28,699 at University of Pennsylvania)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of Pennsylvania leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($111,371 vs $58,170 at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Saint Mary's University of Minnesota and University of Pennsylvania?
University of Pennsylvania leads on acceptance rate at 5.4% versus 92.8% at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Saint Mary's University of Minnesota and University of Pennsylvania?
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota leads on avg net price at $11,704 versus $28,699 at University of Pennsylvania. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Saint Mary's University of Minnesota and University of Pennsylvania?
University of Pennsylvania leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $111,371 versus $58,170 at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. 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