University of Dayton vs Carlow University

Dayton, OH · Pittsburgh, PA · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (10 yr)

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PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-EARN

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE OH × PA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (10 yr)

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Carlow University: enrollment shrank -10.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -16 students/yr fitted, r² 0.55.
  • University of Dayton: enrollment ranged 7,815–8,589 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • University of Dayton: acceptance rate eased +16.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.45).
  • Carlow University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.02).

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: University of Dayton vs Carlow University

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of Dayton leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($75,537 vs $51,051 at Carlow University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Carlow University leads on avg net price ($20,786 vs $29,533 at University of Dayton)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI University of Dayton leads on 150%-time completion (80.9% vs 57.6% at Carlow University)

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Median Earnings (10 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between University of Dayton and Carlow University?
University of Dayton leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $75,537 versus $51,051 at Carlow University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between University of Dayton and Carlow University?
Carlow University leads on avg net price at $20,786 versus $29,533 at University of Dayton. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between University of Dayton and Carlow University?
University of Dayton leads on 150%-time completion at 80.9% versus 57.6% at Carlow University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median earnings (10 yr) focus for this pair · 2025