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South University-West Palm Beach vs Carnegie Mellon University

Royal Palm Beach, FL · Pittsburgh, PA · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair FL:PA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE FL × 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 NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • South University-West Palm Beach: average net price fell -14.8% from $24,052 (2013) to $20,494 (2023), r² 0.59.
  • 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).
  • South University-West Palm Beach: enrollment shrank -70.8% over 2013–2023; fitted -79 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.
  • Carnegie Mellon University: enrollment grew +23.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +137 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.

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-West Palm Beach vs Carnegie Mellon University

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Carnegie Mellon University leads on 150%-time completion (93.3% vs 21.7% at South University-West Palm Beach)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION South University-West Palm Beach leads on in-state tuition ($18,145 vs $66,246 at Carnegie Mellon University)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI South University-West Palm Beach 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-West Palm Beach and Carnegie Mellon University?▼
Carnegie Mellon University leads on 150%-time completion at 93.3% versus 21.7% at South University-West Palm Beach. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between South University-West Palm Beach and Carnegie Mellon University?▼
South University-West Palm Beach 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-West Palm Beach and Carnegie Mellon University?▼
South University-West Palm Beach 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