The College of Westchester vs Carnegie Mellon University

White Plains, NY · Pittsburgh, PA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair NY:PA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE NY × 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 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.

  • The College of Westchester: average net price fell -44.5% from $21,018 (2013) to $11,669 (2023), r² 0.68.
  • 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).
  • The College of Westchester: enrollment shrank -29.8% over 2013–2023; fitted -32 students/yr fitted, r² 0.88.
  • 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: The College of Westchester vs Carnegie Mellon University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Carnegie Mellon University leads on acceptance rate (11.7% vs 94.4% at The College of Westchester)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Carnegie Mellon University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($105,360 vs $32,951 at The College of Westchester)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Carnegie Mellon University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($114,862 vs $42,215 at The College of Westchester)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between The College of Westchester and Carnegie Mellon University?
Carnegie Mellon University leads on acceptance rate at 11.7% versus 94.4% at The College of Westchester. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between The College of Westchester and Carnegie Mellon University?
Carnegie Mellon University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $105,360 versus $32,951 at The College of Westchester. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between The College of Westchester and Carnegie Mellon University?
Carnegie Mellon University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $114,862 versus $42,215 at The College of Westchester. 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