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University of Minnesota-Crookston vs Carnegie Mellon University

Crookston, MN · Pittsburgh, PA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair MN:PA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE MN × PA
  • ACCEPT-SPLIT Admission split
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • 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.

  • University of Minnesota-Crookston: average net price fell -8.6% from $11,894 (2013) to $10,874 (2023), r² 0.58.
  • 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).
  • University of Minnesota-Crookston: acceptance rate tightened -15.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.49).
  • Carnegie Mellon University: acceptance rate tightened -55.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.95).

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 Minnesota-Crookston vs Carnegie Mellon University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Carnegie Mellon University leads on acceptance rate (11.7% vs 87.9% at University of Minnesota-Crookston)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Minnesota-Crookston leads on in-state tuition ($13,288 vs $66,246 at Carnegie Mellon University)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of Minnesota-Crookston leads on out-of-state tuition ($13,288 vs $66,246 at Carnegie Mellon University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Minnesota-Crookston and Carnegie Mellon University?▼
Carnegie Mellon University leads on acceptance rate at 11.7% versus 87.9% at University of Minnesota-Crookston. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Minnesota-Crookston and Carnegie Mellon University?▼
University of Minnesota-Crookston leads on in-state tuition at $13,288 versus $66,246 at Carnegie Mellon University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Minnesota-Crookston and Carnegie Mellon University?▼
University of Minnesota-Crookston leads on out-of-state tuition at $13,288 versus $66,246 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