University of Saint Mary vs Carlow University

Leavenworth, KS · Pittsburgh, PA · largest Scorecard gap: retention rate

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Pair KS:PA

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE KS × PA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · Retention 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

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 Saint Mary: average net price rose +46.9% from $15,886 (2013) to $23,335 (2023), r² 0.86.
  • 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 Saint Mary: acceptance rate eased +90.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.79).
  • 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 Saint Mary vs Carlow University

  1. RETENTION-RATE Carlow University leads on retention rate (84.4% vs 65.0% at University of Saint Mary)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Carlow University leads on 150%-time completion (57.6% vs 45.9% at University of Saint Mary)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of Saint Mary leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($54,827 vs $44,876 at Carlow University)

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Retention Rate and other Scorecard questions

On retention rate, who leads between University of Saint Mary and Carlow University?
Carlow University leads on retention rate at 84.4% versus 65.0% at University of Saint Mary. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between University of Saint Mary and Carlow University?
Carlow University leads on 150%-time completion at 57.6% versus 45.9% at University of Saint Mary. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between University of Saint Mary and Carlow University?
University of Saint Mary leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $54,827 versus $44,876 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); retention rate focus for this pair · 2025