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University of Maine at Presque Isle vs Carnegie Mellon University

Presque Isle, ME · Pittsburgh, PA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair ME:PA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE ME × 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 ENROLL-RACE · wide · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Both grew, one campus expanded much faster

ENROLL-RACE · wide · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both University of Maine at Presque Isle and Carnegie Mellon University across 2013–2023, but one fitted annual pace pulls far ahead of the other. Treat them as size peers on different slopes, not interchangeable large campuses.

  • University of Maine at Presque Isle: enrollment grew +47.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +35 students/yr fitted, r² 0.45.
  • Carnegie Mellon University: enrollment grew +23.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +137 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.
  • University of Maine at Presque Isle: net price ranged $8,948–$10,867 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -7.7% is not a trend (r² 0.30).
  • 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).

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 Maine at Presque Isle vs Carnegie Mellon University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Carnegie Mellon University leads on acceptance rate (11.7% vs 99.9% at University of Maine at Presque Isle)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Maine at Presque Isle leads on in-state tuition ($9,402 vs $66,246 at Carnegie Mellon University)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Maine at Presque Isle leads on avg net price ($7,035 vs $31,944 at Carnegie Mellon University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Maine at Presque Isle and Carnegie Mellon University?▼
Carnegie Mellon University leads on acceptance rate at 11.7% versus 99.9% at University of Maine at Presque Isle. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Maine at Presque Isle and Carnegie Mellon University?▼
University of Maine at Presque Isle leads on in-state tuition at $9,402 versus $66,246 at Carnegie Mellon University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between University of Maine at Presque Isle and Carnegie Mellon University?▼
University of Maine at Presque Isle leads on avg net price at $7,035 versus $31,944 at Carnegie Mellon University. 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