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Upper Iowa University vs Carlow University

Fayette, IA · Pittsburgh, PA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair IA:PA

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE IA × PA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • 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 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.

  • Upper Iowa University: average net price rose +31.6% from $17,602 (2013) to $23,172 (2023), r² 0.64.
  • 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).
  • Upper Iowa University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.10).
  • 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: Upper Iowa University vs Carlow University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Upper Iowa University leads on in-state tuition ($19,475 vs $35,874 at Carlow University)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Upper Iowa University leads on out-of-state tuition ($19,475 vs $35,874 at Carlow University)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Carlow University leads on 150%-time completion (57.6% vs 38.0% at Upper Iowa University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Upper Iowa University and Carlow University?▼
Upper Iowa University leads on in-state tuition at $19,475 versus $35,874 at Carlow University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Upper Iowa University and Carlow University?▼
Upper Iowa University leads on out-of-state tuition at $19,475 versus $35,874 at Carlow University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Upper Iowa University and Carlow University?▼
Carlow University leads on 150%-time completion at 57.6% versus 38.0% at Upper Iowa University. 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