University of Portland vs Milwaukee School of Engineering

Portland, OR · Milwaukee, WI · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair OR:WI

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE OR × WI
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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 ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Selectivity moved on only one side of this board

ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, one school's acceptance-rate series clears the r² ≥ 0.40 floor while the other does not. Read the directional claim as one-sided, then check the companion metric below.

  • University of Portland: acceptance rate eased +42.8% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.85).
  • Milwaukee School of Engineering: acceptance rate tightened -11.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.48).
  • University of Portland: enrollment ranged 3,104–3,851 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Milwaukee School of Engineering: enrollment ranged 2,452–2,668 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

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 Milwaukee School of Engineering

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Milwaukee School of Engineering leads on acceptance rate (58.9% vs 89.2% at University of Portland)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA University of Portland leads on median debt at graduation ($21,370 vs $27,000 at Milwaukee School of Engineering)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Milwaukee School of Engineering leads on avg net price ($22,453 vs $28,210 at University of Portland)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Portland and Milwaukee School of Engineering?
Milwaukee School of Engineering leads on acceptance rate at 58.9% versus 89.2% at University of Portland. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between University of Portland and Milwaukee School of Engineering?
University of Portland leads on median debt at graduation at $21,370 versus $27,000 at Milwaukee School of Engineering. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between University of Portland and Milwaukee School of Engineering?
Milwaukee School of Engineering leads on avg net price at $22,453 versus $28,210 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); acceptance rate focus for this pair · 2025