Scorecard match plate
Pair MI:PA
PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-ACCEPT
- PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
- CROSS-STATE MI × PA
- ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
- 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 NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.
Decade path · College Scorecard
Net-price paths do not share a shape
NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023
One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.
- Spring Arbor University: average net price rose +27.7% from $16,368 (2013) to $20,899 (2023), r² 0.90.
- 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).
- Spring Arbor University: acceptance rate tightened -42.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.55).
- Carnegie Mellon University: acceptance rate tightened -55.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.95).
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
Location
Undergraduate Enrollment
Acceptance Rate
Median Earnings (6 yr)
Median Earnings (10 yr)
In-State Tuition
Out-of-State Tuition
Avg Net Price
150%-Time Completion
Loan Repayment Rate (Completers)
Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.
| Metric | Spring Arbor University Spring Arbor, MI | Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA |
| Location | Spring Arbor, MI | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Undergraduate Enrollment | 1,010 | 7,304 |
| Acceptance Rate | 51.5% | 11.7% |
| Median Earnings (6 yr) | $45,592 | $105,360 |
| Median Earnings (10 yr) | $51,732 | $114,862 |
| In-State Tuition | $34,014 | $66,246 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $34,014 | $66,246 |
| Avg Net Price | $19,353 | $31,944 |
| 150%-Time Completion | 61.4% | 93.3% |
| Loan Repayment Rate (Completers) | 69.4% | 95.0% |
Rows ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side. College Scorecard.
Largest gaps: Spring Arbor University vs Carnegie Mellon University
- ACCEPTANCE-RATE Carnegie Mellon University leads on acceptance rate (11.7% vs 51.5% at Spring Arbor University)
- MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Carnegie Mellon University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($105,360 vs $45,592 at Spring Arbor University)
- MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Carnegie Mellon University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($114,862 vs $51,732 at Spring Arbor University)
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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions
On acceptance rate, who leads between Spring Arbor University and Carnegie Mellon University?▼
Carnegie Mellon University leads on acceptance rate at 11.7% versus 51.5% at Spring Arbor University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Spring Arbor University and Carnegie Mellon University?▼
Carnegie Mellon University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $105,360 versus $45,592 at Spring Arbor University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Spring Arbor University and Carnegie Mellon University?▼
Carnegie Mellon University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $114,862 versus $51,732 at Spring Arbor University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.