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University of South Carolina Beaufort vs Carlow University

Bluffton, SC · Pittsburgh, PA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair SC:PA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE SC × PA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-State Tuition

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.

  • University of South Carolina Beaufort: enrollment ranged 1,716–2,040 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Carlow University: enrollment shrank -10.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -16 students/yr fitted, r² 0.55.
  • University of South Carolina Beaufort: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.27).
  • 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 South Carolina Beaufort vs Carlow University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION University of South Carolina Beaufort leads on in-state tuition ($10,730 vs $35,874 at Carlow University)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of South Carolina Beaufort leads on out-of-state tuition ($21,776 vs $35,874 at Carlow University)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Carlow University leads on 150%-time completion (57.6% vs 36.5% at University of South Carolina Beaufort)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between University of South Carolina Beaufort and Carlow University?▼
University of South Carolina Beaufort leads on in-state tuition at $10,730 versus $35,874 at Carlow University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of South Carolina Beaufort and Carlow University?▼
University of South Carolina Beaufort leads on out-of-state tuition at $21,776 versus $35,874 at Carlow University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between University of South Carolina Beaufort and Carlow University?▼
Carlow University leads on 150%-time completion at 57.6% versus 36.5% at University of South Carolina Beaufort. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025