University of San Diego vs Carlow University

San Diego, CA · Pittsburgh, PA · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (10 yr)

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE CA × PA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • 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 ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Carlow University: enrollment shrank -10.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -16 students/yr fitted, r² 0.55.
  • University of San Diego: enrollment ranged 5,454–5,820 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • University of San Diego: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.07).
  • 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 San Diego vs Carlow University

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of San Diego leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($86,522 vs $51,051 at Carlow University)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of San Diego leads on acceptance rate (52.4% vs 87.0% at Carlow University)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Carlow University leads on in-state tuition ($35,874 vs $59,486 at University of San Diego)

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Median Earnings (10 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between University of San Diego and Carlow University?
University of San Diego leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $86,522 versus $51,051 at Carlow University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between University of San Diego and Carlow University?
University of San Diego leads on acceptance rate at 52.4% versus 87.0% at Carlow University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of San Diego and Carlow University?
Carlow University leads on in-state tuition at $35,874 versus $59,486 at University of San Diego. 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