Spring Hill College vs University of Pennsylvania

Mobile, AL · Philadelphia, PA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair AL: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 AL × 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).
  • Spring Hill College: acceptance rate eased +27.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.51).
  • Spring Hill College: enrollment shrank -33.0% over 2013–2023; fitted -47 students/yr fitted, r² 0.71.
  • 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: Spring Hill College vs University of Pennsylvania

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Pennsylvania leads on acceptance rate (5.4% vs 76.6% at Spring Hill College)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Spring Hill College leads on in-state tuition ($24,054 vs $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Spring Hill College leads on out-of-state tuition ($24,054 vs $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Spring Hill College and University of Pennsylvania?
University of Pennsylvania leads on acceptance rate at 5.4% versus 76.6% at Spring Hill College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Spring Hill College and University of Pennsylvania?
Spring Hill College leads on in-state tuition at $24,054 versus $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Spring Hill College and University of Pennsylvania?
Spring Hill College leads on out-of-state tuition at $24,054 versus $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania. 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