The College of New Jersey vs University of Pennsylvania

Ewing, NJ · Philadelphia, PA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair NJ:PA

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-SPLIT · NET-PAR · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-ACCEPT

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE NJ × PA
  • ACCEPT-SPLIT Admission split
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • 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).
  • The College of New Jersey: acceptance rate eased +44.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.76).
  • The College of New Jersey: enrollment grew +6.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +46 students/yr fitted, r² 0.62.
  • 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: The College of New Jersey vs University of Pennsylvania

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Pennsylvania leads on acceptance rate (5.4% vs 62.3% at The College of New Jersey)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION The College of New Jersey leads on in-state tuition ($19,632 vs $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI The College of New Jersey leads on out-of-state tuition ($25,752 vs $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between The College of New Jersey and University of Pennsylvania?
University of Pennsylvania leads on acceptance rate at 5.4% versus 62.3% at The College of New Jersey. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between The College of New Jersey and University of Pennsylvania?
The College of New Jersey leads on in-state tuition at $19,632 versus $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between The College of New Jersey and University of Pennsylvania?
The College of New Jersey leads on out-of-state tuition at $25,752 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