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South University-Savannah Online vs Carnegie Mellon University

Savannah, GA · Pittsburgh, PA · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair GA:PA

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-OUTCOME

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE GA × PA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

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

Decade path · College Scorecard

Headcount surged on one side only

ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023

Carnegie Mellon University posted a brisk directional enrollment rise over 2013–2023 while its peer's size series stays a range. Pair any cost snapshot with that asymmetry before treating the campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • South University-Savannah Online: enrollment ranged 3,304–9,592 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Carnegie Mellon University: enrollment grew +23.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +137 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.
  • South University-Savannah Online: net price ranged $21,178–$26,308 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +1.5% is not a trend (r² 0.00).
  • Carnegie Mellon University: net price ranged $31,102–$37,846 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -5.1% is not a trend (r² 0.04).

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: South University-Savannah Online vs Carnegie Mellon University

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Carnegie Mellon University leads on 150%-time completion (93.3% vs 6.3% at South University-Savannah Online)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION South University-Savannah Online leads on in-state tuition ($18,145 vs $66,246 at Carnegie Mellon University)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI South University-Savannah Online leads on out-of-state tuition ($18,145 vs $66,246 at Carnegie Mellon University)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between South University-Savannah Online and Carnegie Mellon University?▼
Carnegie Mellon University leads on 150%-time completion at 93.3% versus 6.3% at South University-Savannah Online. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between South University-Savannah Online and Carnegie Mellon University?▼
South University-Savannah Online leads on in-state tuition at $18,145 versus $66,246 at Carnegie Mellon University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between South University-Savannah Online and Carnegie Mellon University?▼
South University-Savannah Online leads on out-of-state tuition at $18,145 versus $66,246 at Carnegie Mellon University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025