University of Portland vs Carlow University

Portland, OR · Pittsburgh, PA · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (10 yr)

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Pair OR:PA

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 OR × 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 NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • University of Portland: average net price rose +25.2% from $29,052 (2013) to $36,371 (2023), r² 0.69.
  • Carlow University: net price ranged $17,005–$21,190 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +11.9% is not a trend (r² 0.18).
  • University of Portland: acceptance rate eased +42.8% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.85).
  • 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 Portland vs Carlow University

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of Portland leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($82,804 vs $51,051 at Carlow University)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Carlow University leads on in-state tuition ($35,874 vs $58,100 at University of Portland)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Carlow University leads on out-of-state tuition ($35,874 vs $58,100 at University of Portland)

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Median Earnings (10 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between University of Portland and Carlow University?
University of Portland leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $82,804 versus $51,051 at Carlow University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Portland and Carlow University?
Carlow University leads on in-state tuition at $35,874 versus $58,100 at University of Portland. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Portland and Carlow University?
Carlow University leads on out-of-state tuition at $35,874 versus $58,100 at University of Portland. 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