Simmons University vs Carlow University

Boston, MA · Pittsburgh, PA · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (6 yr)

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Pair MA:PA

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE MA × PA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (6 yr)

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Carlow University: enrollment shrank -10.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -16 students/yr fitted, r² 0.55.
  • Simmons University: enrollment ranged 1,611–1,790 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Simmons University: acceptance rate eased +34.8% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.66).
  • Carlow University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.02).

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: Simmons University vs Carlow University

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Simmons University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($61,420 vs $44,876 at Carlow University)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Carlow University leads on in-state tuition ($35,874 vs $46,874 at Simmons University)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Carlow University leads on out-of-state tuition ($35,874 vs $46,874 at Simmons University)

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Median Earnings (6 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Simmons University and Carlow University?▼
Simmons University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $61,420 versus $44,876 at Carlow University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Simmons University and Carlow University?▼
Carlow University leads on in-state tuition at $35,874 versus $46,874 at Simmons University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Simmons University and Carlow University?▼
Carlow University leads on out-of-state tuition at $35,874 versus $46,874 at Simmons 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 earnings (6 yr) focus for this pair · 2025